The Loire's first wine department, Maine-et-Loire gathers two worlds: black-schist Anjou — Layon, Savennières, Anjou-Villages — and the white-tuffeau Saumurois, from Saumur-Champigny to Saumur bubbles. A vineyard for sale in Maine-et-Loire moves on the Loire Valley's most complete market, from age-worthy chenin to fine sparkling.
Chenin's worldwide renaissance reshuffled the cards: Savennières and the Layon crus attract new investors, while Saumur-Champigny and the sparkling houses sustain constant demand for surfaces.
On the black Anjou schists, the Layon slopes and their crus (Quarts de Chaume, Bonnezeaux), Savennières facing Angers: world-renowned chenins on still-reasonable land. On the Saumurois side, tuffeau carries Saumur-Champigny, its dug cellars and a powerful sparkling trade that contracts the grapes.
Property profiles run from a historic clos with Angevin logis to a mechanised supply vineyard: define your model — direct sales, house contract, export — before choosing between the two banks.
France's DVF land registry records every vine sale in Maine-et-Loire; the next table tracks the market's path in Maine-et-Loire, all vineyards and qualities combined.
Year | Sales | Average price (€/ha) | Median price (€/ha) |
2020* | 34 | 33,744 | 18,441 |
2021 | 80 | 23,591 | 15,445 |
2022 | 81 | 20,488 | 15,806 |
2023 | 80 | 25,954 | 14,994 |
2024 | 79 | 24,038 | 18,461 |
2025 | 72 | 25,431 | 17,013 |
Source: French DVF land registry, vine sales. *2020: second half only.
Over the 2021-2025 period, the median price rose (+10%).
On the appellation side, the 2025 SAFER benchmark gives the following markers in Maine-et-Loire:
Appellation | Average price 2025 (€/ha) | Price range 2025 (€/ha) |
Saumur - Champigny | 58,000 | 40,000 – 73,000 |
Saumur | 20,000 | 14,000 – 24,000 |
Coteaux du Layon | 18,000 | 15,000 – 25,000 |
Anjou et Anjou Villages | 15,000 | 7,500 – 20,000 |
Source: SAFER — 2025 market value of unleased vines.
All the national references sit in our observatory: vineyard prices in France.
Our portal presents the Anjou and Saumur supply to a French and international audience — especially active on chenin — and our alerts track every appellation in the department.
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