With the Basque Country on one side and Béarn on the other, a B&B for sale in Pyrénées-Atlantiques serves guests who want both ocean and mountains. On the coast, Biarritz, Anglet, Bidart, Guéthary and Saint-Jean-de-Luz draw surfers, families and visitors from nearby Spain; inland, Espelette, Ainhoa, La Rhune and the Nive valley showcase a living Basque culture of pelota, chilli peppers and sheep's cheese. In Béarn, Pau and its castle, the Aspe and Ossau valleys, the Pyrenees National Park and Jurançon vineyards complete the picture, while the Camino routes converge on Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port before crossing the border.
Properties are often old maisons de maître and character houses whose tourism potential rests on location and space. This page is for buyers looking at a guest house in the Basque Country or Béarn, for people taking over a running business and for owners thinking of selling. Set up an email alert (in French) for new properties here.
As of 25 September 2026, 2 listings in Pyrénées-Atlantiques are published on ma-propriete.fr, with asking prices from €1,595,000 to €1,940,000.
In 2025 the median sale price of a country house in Pyrénées-Atlantiques was €237,400 (average €254,839), or €2,095/m² of living space, for 121 m² on an average plot of 3,853 m², based on 1,557 sales in rural municipalities. One sale in ten was below €132,000 and one in ten above €407,140. Since the second half of 2020 the median price has moved from €200,750 to €237,000 (+18.1%); over the last year the change is +3.0%. For comparison: €170,000 in Nouvelle-Aquitaine and €189,200 in France.
| Indicator (2025) | Pyrénées-Atlantiques | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | France |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median price | €237,400 | €170,000 | €189,200 |
| Average price | €254,839 | €188,636 | €207,100 |
| Lower bound (1st decile) | €132,000 | €83,000 | €90,000 |
| Upper bound (9th decile) | €407,140 | €315,785 | €340,000 |
| Median price per m² of living space | €2,095/m² | €1,657/m² | €1,830/m² |
| Average living space | 121 m² | 110 m² | 108 m² |
| Average plot | 3,853 m² | 4,005 m² | 3,181 m² |
| Number of sales (2025) | 1,557 | 26,126 | 150,313 |
The type of municipality matters: across sales from mid-2020 to 2025, the median ranges from €195,000 (tourist inland) to €430,000 (residential coastline). For a tourism business, coastal and tourist-inland municipalities are the relevant benchmark.
| Type of municipality | Median price 2020-2025 | Median price per m² | Change 2021-2025 | Sales 2020-2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential coastline * | €430,000 | €4,027/m² | +21.9% | 53 |
| Tourist inland (hinterland, mountains) | €195,000 | €1,867/m² | +15.8% | 341 |
| Peri-urban countryside (within a town's catchment) | €241,120 | €2,095/m² | +8.4% | 5,556 |
| Deep countryside (outside urban influence) | €199,500 | €1,769/m² | +8.4% | 3,464 |
For prestige homes (houses over 300 m² of living space on 0.05 to 10 ha), the department benchmark is a median of €1,010,400 over 2021-2025, with an average of €1,331,800, a P10–P90 range of €471,900 to €2,900,000 and 2,778 €/m² of living space, over 155 sales. These homes average 374 m² of living space on 12,255 m² of land. The 2025 national median is €822,000.
| Area | Sales | Median price | Average price | Range (P10–P90) | €/m² of living space |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyrénées-Atlantiques (2021-2025) | 155 | €1,010,400 | €1,331,800 | €471,900 – €2,900,000 | 2,778 |
| Nouvelle-Aquitaine (2025) | 171 | €615,000 | €805,900 | €400,000 – €1,480,000 | 1,692 |
| Nouvelle-Aquitaine (2021-2025) | 1,105 | €629,400 | €814,400 | €395,000 – €1,517,600 | 1,704 |
| France (2025) | 981 | €822,000 | €1,321,400 | €428,000 – €3,100,000 | 2,308 |
Sources: listings published on ma-propriete.fr on 25 September 2026 (asking prices, not sale prices); ma-propriete.fr observatories of country house prices in Pyrénées-Atlantiques and prestige property prices in Pyrénées-Atlantiques (in French), DVF data (notarised sales, French tax authority). * fewer than 100 sales: indicative value.
The gap between the two reference markets is striking here. The 2025 median country house sold for €237,400, while large period homes reached a median of €1,010,400 over 2021-2025, far above both the regional and national figures. A character guest house on the coast or in the Basque hinterland belongs to that second market, at €2,778/m² of living space; a simpler project in Béarn sits closer to the first. Over 2020-2025, the few sales in residential coastal areas show a median of €430,000, and tourist inland areas rose 15.8%.
Labourd, between Bayonne, the coast and the Nivelle and Nive valleys, has the strongest demand and the highest prices, with competition from holiday lets. Lower Navarre, around Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, lives off pilgrims and walkers who stay shorter; Soule, around Mauléon, is quieter and cheaper but more seasonal. In Béarn, the countryside around Pau, Jurançon, Salies-de-Béarn, Orthez and Navarrenx gives more space for the money, while the Aspe and Ossau valleys host hikers in summer and skiers in winter. The A63 runs down the coast to Spain and the A64 links Bayonne with Pau and Toulouse; Bayonne, Biarritz, Hendaye and Pau have TGV trains, and Biarritz and Pau airports serve Paris and other European cities.
Half-timbered Basque farmhouses and Béarn houses under steep slate roofs are roomy but old: check frames, stone walls and damp. Mountain rivers flood quickly, cliff erosion and the Loi Littoral (coastal planning law) govern coastal projects, and the Loi Montagne applies in the valleys. Part of the department carries a seismic risk, which affects major works. Rural homes often have a private septic system inspected by the SPANC service. A chambres d'hôtes business is capped at 5 rooms and 15 guests at a time, breakfast included, and must be declared at the mairie (town hall). Our article on how many guest rooms to run (in French) helps size the project.
On the coast and in sought-after Labourd villages, the benchmark is the prestige market, with a department median above one million euros and a P10–P90 range from €471,900 to €2,900,000. In Béarn or Soule, a project can start from country house prices. Check your borrowing capacity (in French), then add notaire fees and works.
Around Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, pilgrims bring steady spring and autumn demand, but most stay one night and look for modest rates. Test occupancy and pricing with our B&B profitability and tax simulator (in French) and ask an accountant.
Buyers and sellers should gather the town hall declaration, recent accounts and bookings, reviews, mandatory surveys, the septic inspection and, for evening meals, the licence and operating permit. The compromis de vente (preliminary contract) and final deed are signed before a notaire. Owners can list their guest house with us.
To go further, browse guest houses in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, starting with neighbouring Landes, Gironde or Lot-et-Garonne, as well as B&Bs for sale across France and tourism properties in Pyrénées-Atlantiques.
