From the Basque Country to Charente and from Arcachon Bay to the Millevaches plateau, a B&B for sale in Nouvelle-Aquitaine can sit in very different landscapes and serve very different guests. France's largest mainland region combines an Atlantic coast from Gironde to the Pyrénées-Atlantiques, the islands of Ré and Oléron, the Bordeaux, Cognac and Bergerac vineyards, the Périgord valleys, the Landes forest, the Marais poitevin wetlands and the Limousin lakes. Saint-Émilion, Sarlat, the Lascaux replica cave, La Rochelle, Biarritz, Aubusson and the Futuroscope theme park draw French, British, Belgian, Dutch and Spanish visitors, many of whom prefer to stay with a host.
Properties range from five- or six-bedroom country houses to convert and Charente farmhouses with a pool to maisons de maître near Bordeaux and estates of several hectares combining guest rooms, gîtes (holiday cottages) and event space. This page is for buyers of a running guest house, people starting their own, and owners preparing to sell. To follow new properties, set up an email alert (in French).
As of 25 September 2026, 38 listings of B&Bs and guest houses in Nouvelle-Aquitaine are published on ma-propriete.fr. The median asking price is €714,750; half of them are priced between €462,750 and €974,750, within an overall range of €184,400 to €5,200,000.
In 2025 the median sale price of a country house in Nouvelle-Aquitaine was €170,000 (average €188,636), or €1,657/m² of living space, for 110 m² on an average plot of 4,005 m², based on 26,126 sales in rural municipalities. One sale in ten was below €83,000 and one in ten above €315,785. Since the second half of 2020 the median price has moved from €157,000 to €170,000 (+8.3%); over the last year the change is +1.2%. The national median is €189,200.
| Indicator (2025) | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | France |
|---|---|---|
| Median price | €170,000 | €189,200 |
| Average price | €188,636 | €207,100 |
| Lower bound (1st decile) | €83,000 | €90,000 |
| Upper bound (9th decile) | €315,785 | €340,000 |
| Median price per m² of living space | €1,657/m² | €1,830/m² |
| Average living space | 110 m² | 108 m² |
| Average plot | 4,005 m² | 3,181 m² |
| Number of sales (2025) | 26,126 | 150,313 |
By department:
| Department | Median price 2025 | Average price 2025 | Median price per m² | Change 2020-2025 | Sales 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charente (16) | €138,000 | €145,132 | €1,336/m² | +6.2% | 2,105 |
| Charente-Maritime (17) | €214,000 | €230,241 | €2,027/m² | +13.2% | 3,219 |
| Corrèze (19) | €139,000 | €144,076 | €1,409/m² | +12.9% | 1,320 |
| Creuse (23) | €91,800 | €97,479 | €930/m² | +25.5% | 1,054 |
| Dordogne (24) | €162,300 | €176,682 | €1,650/m² | +8.7% | 3,105 |
| Gironde (33) | €231,000 | €247,827 | €2,231/m² | +2.7% | 3,405 |
| Landes (40) | €236,758 | €253,532 | €2,250/m² | +18.3% | 2,208 |
| Lot-et-Garonne (47) | €171,000 | €181,641 | €1,640/m² | +13.6% | 1,621 |
| Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64) | €237,400 | €254,839 | €2,095/m² | +18.1% | 1,557 |
| Deux-Sèvres (79) | €144,065 | €146,778 | €1,316/m² | +13.4% | 2,410 |
| Vienne (86) | €144,000 | €149,834 | €1,414/m² | +9.1% | 2,311 |
| Haute-Vienne (87) | €130,000 | €135,426 | €1,345/m² | +11.1% | 1,811 |
The type of municipality matters: across sales from mid-2020 to 2025, the median ranges from €133,000 (tourist inland) to €310,000 (tourist coastline). For a tourism business, coastal and tourist-inland municipalities are the relevant benchmark.
For prestige homes (houses over 300 m² of living space on 0.05 to 10 ha), 171 sales were recorded in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in 2025, at a median of €615,000; over 2021-2025 the regional median is €629,400 for 1,105 sales. The table gives the breakdown by department.
| Department | Sales | Median price | Range (P10–P90) | €/m² of living space |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charente (16) | 90 | €544,800* | €369,900 – €804,400 | 1,545 |
| Charente-Maritime (17) | 154 | €652,000 | €412,500 – €1,444,500 | 1,807 |
| Corrèze (19) | 17 | moins de 30 ventes : non publié | — | — |
| Creuse (23) | 6 | moins de 30 ventes : non publié | — | — |
| Deux-Sèvres (79) | 46 | €480,000* | €354,000 – €677,500 | 1,341 |
| Dordogne (24) | 135 | €618,600 | €400,000 – €988,800 | 1,667 |
| Gironde (33) | 235 | €772,000 | €430,800 – €1,984,400 | 2,072 |
| Haute-Vienne (87) | 28 | moins de 30 ventes : non publié | — | — |
| Landes (40) | 77 | €636,200* | €415,600 – €994,100 | 1,602 |
| Lot-et-Garonne (47) | 101 | €537,200 | €376,800 – €795,000 | 1,483 |
| Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64) | 155 | €1,010,400 | €471,900 – €2,900,000 | 2,778 |
| Vienne (86) | 61 | €475,000* | €362,500 – €807,400 | 1,400 |
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 Nouvelle-Aquitaine and prestige property prices in Nouvelle-Aquitaine (in French), DVF data (notarised sales, French tax authority). * fewer than 100 sales: indicative value.
In 2025 the regional median country house sold for €170,000, but departments differ widely: €91,800 in Creuse, €237,400 in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques. The type of commune matters as much: €310,000 on the tourist coast against €133,000 in tourist inland areas over 2020-2025. A guest house with several rooms, outbuildings and grounds often joins the prestige market, with a regional median of €629,400 over 2021-2025, above €1,010,400 in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques and around €475,000 in Vienne. Inland, from the Limousin to Poitou, the same budget buys far more space.
Four broad areas stand out. The Atlantic coast, from La Rochelle to the Basque Country via Arcachon Bay and the Landes beaches, has the strongest summer demand, but land is scarce, expensive and governed by the loi Littoral (coastal planning law). Bordeaux country and the Périgord combine wine tourism, heritage and food over a long season, from spring to harvest, with many fine homes and firm prices. Charente and Poitou, from Cognac to the Marais poitevin and Poitiers, offer spacious houses at gentler prices within reach of the ocean. The Limousin, across Corrèze, Creuse and Haute-Vienne, appeals through nature, lakes and low prices, with a shorter season. The high-speed line links Paris with Poitiers, Angoulême and Bordeaux; the A10, A20, A63 and A89 motorways and airports at Bordeaux, Biarritz, Pau, Bergerac, Limoges, Poitiers and La Rochelle complete the network.
Building styles vary: limestone in Charente, Poitou and the Périgord, Bordeaux stone chartreuses, Limousin granite, half-timbered Landes farmhouses and Basque houses. Stone-slab roofs in the Périgord noir and thick Limousin walls weigh on works and heating budgets. Risks differ too: sea flooding and erosion on the coast, forest fires in the Landes and Dordogne, river floods, shrink-swell clay on many slopes and radon on granite. The loi Littoral applies on the coast and the loi Montagne (mountain planning law) in the Pyrenees and parts of the Limousin. 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); serving wine at the evening table requires at least a restaurant licence and a specific permit. See our guide to opening chambres d'hôtes (in French).
It depends mostly on the department and the distance to the sea. In 2025 the median country house sold for €91,800 in Creuse, €162,300 in Dordogne and €231,000 in Gironde, while a prestige home reaches a €629,400 regional median. Add the notaire's fees (the public official who completes sales), works and room fit-out, then test your figures with our B&B profitability simulator (in French).
The coast guarantees summer demand, but buying is costly and planning rules limit extensions. Bordeaux country, the Périgord and Cognac offer a longer season thanks to wine and heritage. The Limousin and Poitou buy large spaces for little, at the cost of a shorter season and more marketing effort.
The property is sold before a notaire after a compromis de vente (preliminary contract), usually with business items such as website, bookings and furniture. Sellers prepare accounts, the town hall declaration, mandatory surveys and the septic inspection. Our guest house buying guide (in French) covers each step.
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