Looking for a wedding venue for sale in the Jura (39)? The département gives couples and event organisers three distinct settings: the vineyards of Arbois, Château-Chalon and L'Étoile, home of vin jaune; the lake district from Chalain to Vouglans, with the Hérisson waterfalls; and the Haut-Jura, with spruce forests and resorts around Les Rousses. Dole, Lons-le-Saunier, Poligny and the Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains, a UNESCO World Heritage site, add town heritage that suits seminars.
Venues here often occupy a winegrower's house with vaulted cellars, a large plateau farmhouse, a riverside town house or a property near a lake. This page is for buyers of a wedding estate, for those taking over a seminar venue and for owners planning a sale.
As of 25 September 2026, there are no wedding and event venues for sale in Jura listed on ma-propriete.fr. Across the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region, 2 listings show asking prices from €861,000 to €890,000.
For prestige homes (houses over 300 m² of living space on 0.05 to 10 ha), the regional (Bourgogne-Franche-Comté) benchmark is a median of €520,000 over 2021-2025, with an average of €589,700, a P10–P90 range of €367,200 to €863,000 and 1,438 €/m² of living space, over 222 sales. The 2025 national median is €822,000.
| Area | Sales | Median price | Average price | Range (P10–P90) | €/m² of living space |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bourgogne-Franche-Comté (2025) | 43 | €590,000* | €658,100 | €385,000 – €1,004,000 | 1,714 |
| Bourgogne-Franche-Comté (2021-2025) | 222 | €520,000 | €589,700 | €367,200 – €863,000 | 1,438 |
| France (2025) | 981 | €822,000 | €1,321,400 | €428,000 – €3,100,000 | 2,308 |
In 2025 the median sale price of a country house in Jura was €186,000 (average €191,899), or €1,733/m² of living space, for 112 m² on an average plot of 2,767 m², based on 1,139 sales in rural municipalities. One sale in ten was below €96,000 and one in ten above €288,280. Since the second half of 2020 the median price has moved from €158,250 to €186,000 (+17.5%); over the last year the change is +3.3%. For comparison: €157,000 in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté and €189,200 in France.
| Indicator (2025) | Jura | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | France |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median price | €186,000 | €157,000 | €189,200 |
| Average price | €191,899 | €168,680 | €207,100 |
| Lower bound (1st decile) | €96,000 | €74,000 | €90,000 |
| Upper bound (9th decile) | €288,280 | €279,670 | €340,000 |
| Median price per m² of living space | €1,733/m² | €1,525/m² | €1,830/m² |
| Average living space | 112 m² | 108 m² | 108 m² |
| Average plot | 2,767 m² | 2,805 m² | 3,181 m² |
| Number of sales (2025) | 1,139 | 11,450 | 150,313 |
The type of municipality matters: across sales from mid-2020 to 2025, the median ranges from €169,500 (residential coastline) to €202,500 (tourist inland). For a tourism business, coastal and tourist-inland municipalities are the relevant benchmark.
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 Jura and prestige property prices in Jura (in French), DVF data (notarised sales, French tax authority). * fewer than 100 sales: indicative value.
Too few large houses sell in the Jura for a local median, so the regional benchmark, €520,000 over 2021-2025, is the base for an event estate. Country houses, at a €186,000 median in 2025 and up 17.5% since 2020, point to a firmer market than the regional average. The breakdown by location is telling: tourist inland areas, from the vineyards to the Haut-Jura, reach €202,500 and rose 40.5% between 2021 and 2025, while municipalities on the large lakes, classed as coastal under French planning law, sit around €170,000. A venue in a tourist area is therefore bought in a market that has risen markedly.
The Revermont and the wine slopes from Arbois to Lons-le-Saunier combine wine tourism, wine festivals and fine houses, the strongest draw for couples travelling from afar. The lake district and the Champagnole plateau suit outdoor ceremonies and longer stays, with a marked summer season. The Haut-Jura, around Saint-Claude, Morez and Les Rousses, also lives in winter, but terrain and snow complicate logistics. To the north-west, the Dole area and the Bresse jurassienne are flatter and more agricultural, with large farms to convert close to the main roads.
The A39 motorway runs from Dole to Lons-le-Saunier, the A36 passes near Dole, and Dole station has TGV services; the Haut-Jura looks towards Geneva and its airport.
Vaulted cellars, heavy timber frames and big-roofed farms suit receptions, but a hall open to the public is an ERP (établissement recevant du public) of type L: permitted capacity is calculated under ERP rules (floor area, use, exits) and opening requires the safety commission's opinion. Serving alcohol requires a suitable licence and an operating permit; on a takeover, check the licence and its transfer at the mairie (town hall). Amplified music calls for a noise impact study. Near the large lakes the loi Littoral (coastal planning law) limits building; at altitude the loi Montagne applies. The Doubs, Loue and Ain valleys are flood-prone. Our guide to buying a reception venue (in French) goes into detail.
For the buildings, the regional large-house median (€520,000) is a starting point; vineyard and lakeside properties sit higher, Bresse farms lower. Add purchase costs, estimated by our notary fees calculator (in French), and compliance works.
It is a common set-up: accommodation keeps guests on site, which matters away from towns. The gîte falls under the meublé de tourisme (registered holiday let) rules, the hall under ERP rules. Check each building's capacity and insurance for both activities.
The property is conveyed by a notaire (the public officer who handles French property sales); the fonds de commerce, meaning the business with its name, clients, contracts and equipment, is transferred separately. Buying both gives full control; buying the business alone depends on a solid lease. Ask for accounts, bookings and the licence, and consult an accountant.
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