On the slopes of the Sioule and Allier rivers, Saint-Pourçain claims one of France's oldest wine histories: a vineyard of kings, it now grows tressallier, a grape found nowhere else. A vineyard for sale in the Allier combines a recognised appellation with accessible Bourbonnais land.
This is the market of a compact AOC — some twenty villages around Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule — driven by a solid cooperative and a generation of independent estates moving upmarket.
Limestone and granite slopes face the Sioule: whites of tressallier and chardonnay, reds of gamay and pinot noir. Surfaces concentrate around Saulcet, Verneuil and Montord, on family units of 5 to 20 hectares.
Land stays at good Bourbonnais farmland levels: a rare entry point for a Loire AOC, which explains the steady arrival of project owners from outside the department.
France's DVF land registry records every vine sale in the Allier; the next table tracks the market's path in the Allier, all vineyards and qualities combined.
Year | Sales | Average price (€/ha) | Median price (€/ha) |
2021 | 1 | 56,738 | 56,738 |
2022 | 5 | 24,576 | 16,393 |
2023 | 4 | 20,367 | 19,774 |
2024 | 2 | 31,522 | 31,522 |
Source: French DVF land registry, vine sales.
Between 2021 and 2024, the median price fell (-44%). With 12 recorded sales over the period, these figures are indicative: each transaction weighs heavily on the average.
The 2025 SAFER references complete the picture for the appellations present in the Allier:
Appellation | Average price 2025 (€/ha) | Price range 2025 (€/ha) |
Saint-Pourçain | 17,000 | 7,000 – 23,000 |
Source: SAFER — 2025 market value of unleased vines.
And to compare with other basins, our page on vineyard prices in France gathers all the references.
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