From the Loire châteaux to the ponds of the Brenne, a B&B for sale in Centre-Val de Loire serves a strongly international tourist market, within easy reach of Paris. The UNESCO-listed Loire Valley lines up Chambord, Chenonceau, Blois, Amboise, Cheverny, Azay-le-Rideau and Villandry, and the Loire à Vélo cycle route runs its whole length. Around it, the region offers the cathedrals of Chartres and Bourges, the forests and ponds of the Sologne, George Sand's Berry, the manor houses of the Perche, the Sancerre, Vouvray, Chinon and Cheverny vineyards, and Beauval zoo, which draws families from all over France.
Properties range from village houses with a few rooms to large Touraine mansions, Berry farmhouses, Perche longères and estates combining guest rooms, holiday cottages and event spaces. This page is for buyers of a running guest house, people comparing the six departments, and owners preparing to sell. An email alert (in French) keeps you posted on new regional listings.
As of 25 September 2026, 14 listings of B&Bs and guest houses in Centre-Val de Loire are published on ma-propriete.fr. The median asking price is €629,500; half of them are priced between €509,212 and €1,048,675, within an overall range of €211,000 to €1,990,000.
In 2025 the median sale price of a country house in Centre-Val de Loire was €150,000 (average €157,230), or €1,519/m² of living space, for 103 m² on an average plot of 2,999 m², based on 10,907 sales in rural municipalities. One sale in ten was below €75,000 and one in ten above €251,580. Since the second half of 2020 the median price has moved from €140,000 to €150,000 (+7.1%); over the last year the change is +3.4%. The national median is €189,200.
| Indicator (2025) | Centre-Val de Loire | France |
|---|---|---|
| Median price | €150,000 | €189,200 |
| Average price | €157,230 | €207,100 |
| Lower bound (1st decile) | €75,000 | €90,000 |
| Upper bound (9th decile) | €251,580 | €340,000 |
| Median price per m² of living space | €1,519/m² | €1,830/m² |
| Average living space | 103 m² | 108 m² |
| Average plot | 2,999 m² | 3,181 m² |
| Number of sales (2025) | 10,907 | 150,313 |
By department:
| Department | Median price 2025 | Average price 2025 | Median price per m² | Change 2020-2025 | Sales 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cher (18) | €117,010 | €122,560 | €1,198/m² | +10.4% | 1,617 |
| Eure-et-Loir (28) | €178,000 | €184,180 | €1,769/m² | +7.2% | 2,009 |
| Indre (36) | €95,000 | €103,640 | €1,042/m² | +11.9% | 1,345 |
| Indre-et-Loire (37) | €180,000 | €189,174 | €1,806/m² | +7.8% | 1,884 |
| Loir-et-Cher (41) | €145,000 | €152,715 | €1,485/m² | +9.0% | 1,924 |
| Loiret (45) | €162,000 | €167,803 | €1,649/m² | +5.9% | 2,128 |
The type of municipality matters: across sales from mid-2020 to 2025, the median ranges from €102,000 (tourist inland) to €170,912 (peri-urban countryside). 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), 52 sales were recorded in Centre-Val de Loire in 2025, at a median of €591,500; over 2021-2025 the regional median is €588,900 for 314 sales. The table gives the breakdown by department.
| Department | Sales | Median price | Range (P10–P90) | €/m² of living space |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cher (18) | 20 | moins de 30 ventes : non publié | — | — |
| Eure-et-Loir (28) | 59 | €650,000* | €400,000 – €1,108,800 | 1,634 |
| Indre (36) | 13 | moins de 30 ventes : non publié | — | — |
| Indre-et-Loire (37) | 89 | €690,000* | €416,600 – €1,164,000 | 1,944 |
| Loir-et-Cher (41) | 58 | €550,000* | €408,700 – €897,400 | 1,600 |
| Loiret (45) | 75 | €589,500* | €400,000 – €1,000,000 | 1,694 |
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 Centre-Val de Loire and prestige property prices in Centre-Val de Loire (in French), DVF data (notarised sales, French tax authority). * fewer than 100 sales: indicative value.
The regional market is marked by wide gaps: in 2025 the median country house sold for €95,000 in Indre against €180,000 in Indre-et-Loire, with €150,000 for the region as a whole. A five-bedroom guest house with grounds nearly always belongs to the prestige market, where the regional median is €588,900 over 2021-2025, peaking at €690,000 in Indre-et-Loire and falling to €550,000 in Loir-et-Cher (indicative values). After a high of €710,000 in 2023, the annual prestige median came back to €591,500 in 2025. Tourist inland villages, at €102,000, remain far cheaper than commuter villages at €170,912.
Four broad areas stand out. The heart of the Loire Valley, from Blois to Chinon via Amboise and Tours, has the best-known châteaux, vineyards and the most international guests, with a season from Easter to autumn but the highest prices. The Sologne, shared by Loir-et-Cher, Loiret and Cher, offers forests, ponds and hunting estates for nature and weekend breaks. The Berry, from Sancerre to the Brenne and the Creuse valley, provides large houses at low prices but needs active marketing out of season. In the north, the Perche, the Loir valley and the Gâtinais benefit from Paris weekend demand all year round. High-speed trains link Paris to Tours and Vendôme, the A10, A11, A20, A71 and A85 motorways cross the region, and trains from Paris serve Orléans, Blois, Chartres, Bourges and Châteauroux.
Buildings vary: white tuffeau stone and slate in Touraine and around Blois, brick and timber in the Sologne, limestone and flat tiles in the Berry and the Beauce, rendered longères in the Perche. Tuffeau suffers from damp, and cave dwellings in the Loire, Cher and Loir valleys need a survey of the cavities. The main valleys have flood-risk plans, and shrink-swell clay affects many plateaus. Near listed monuments and within the UNESCO area, exterior works need approval from the state heritage architect. A chambres d'hôtes business is limited to 5 rooms and 15 guests at a time, breakfast included, and must be declared at the mairie (town hall); beyond that, public-access safety rules apply. Wine at the table d'hôtes (guest dinner) calls for at least a restaurant licence plus the dedicated operating permit. Private septic systems are inspected by the local SPANC service. See our guide to opening chambres d'hôtes (in French).
It depends on the department and on distance from the great châteaux. A country house sold for a median of €95,000 in Indre in 2025, €145,000 in Loir-et-Cher and €180,000 in Indre-et-Loire; a prestige home reaches €588,900 at regional level. Add notaire fees (the public official who handles property sales), works and room fit-out, then test your figures with our B&B profitability and tax simulator (in French).
The Loire Valley brings many international guests over a long season, but buying is expensive and competition is real. The Berry, the Brenne and the southern Sologne offer large houses at low prices, with a shorter season built on nature, walking and food. The Perche and the Gâtinais rely on short breaks from Paris.
The deal covers the building, signed before a notaire after a compromis de vente (preliminary contract), and often the business assets: furniture, booking website and reservations. Our guest house buying guide (in French) covers each step for buyers and sellers.
Browse all B&Bs for sale in France and tourism properties in Centre-Val de Loire. Selling a guest house in the region? List your property on ma-propriete.fr.
