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The sale price of farmland in Provence - Alpes - Côte d'Azur

Published at August 25, 2024 by Bernard Charlotin
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The sale price of farmland in Provence - Alpes - Côte d'Azur

Mis à jour le 25 août 2024

As every year, we update our articles on the sale prices of farmland and meadows in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region.

These figures have been provided since 2011 for freehold land and since 2012 for leased land.
 

PROVENCE-ALPES-COTE-D'AZUR Terres Libres Terres Louées
2011 12 360  
2012 10 480  
2013 11 320  
2014 10 540  
2015 10 900  
2016 10 340  
2017 11 900  
2018 11 070  
2019 10 300  
2020 12 230  
2021 9 530  
2022 12 020  
2023 10 500  
Variation 2023/2022 -13%  
Variation 2023/2012 0%  

After rising sharply in 2022 (+26%), the price of vacant land underwent a correction in 2023, falling by 13% to €10,500/ha in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. 

The drop is particularly marked in the Hautes-Alpes (-19% to €9,910/ha). Vaucluse and Bouches du Rhône, on the other hand, saw a 2% increase in land prices.

The price of rented land is not significant, given the low number of sales.

Data source : The data used in this article comes from statistics published by the SAFER relating to plots larger than 70 ares (7,000 m² or 0.70 hectare) and which have been statistically processed by Agreste (the statistical department of the Ministry of Agriculture) and then published in the Journal Officiel in the "Barème indicatif de la valeur vénale moyenne des terres agricoles".

As mentioned, these market prices are purely indicative and in no way oblige you to buy or sell at the rates indicated. If you look at the details of the minimum and maximum values shown, you will see that prices generally vary widely. However, they should be taken into account to avoid any pre-emption with a price revision by the SAFER.

Farmland sale prices by department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region

Reading these statistics at the level of each département in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region provides a more accurate picture. Prices are grouped by small agricultural region, with an average price and minimum and maximum prices. 

The agricultural regions at the level of each département correspond to areas with common characteristics, making it possible to produce consistent statistics based on homogeneous data.

The sale price of vacant farmland

The statistics on the sale price of vacant farmland in the départements of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region concern sales of land that is not rented on the day of the sale. The purchaser of the parcels of land may then, subject to obtaining authorisation to farm under the Control of Structures, either farm the land himself as part of an installation on a farm or lease it to a farmer.

The sale price of rented farmland

The statistics on the sale price of rented agricultural land in the départements of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region concern sales of rented land. The buyer may either be the farmer himself, or a landowner who will continue to rent the land to the farmer.

In some départements, the number of transactions involving this type of land is insufficient to provide reliable statistics.

The price of rented farmland is generally lower than the price of freehold land, with discounts varying greatly from one département and region to another, and can be as high as 30%.

The sale price of farmland in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04)

PROVENCE-ALPES-COTE D'AZUR

     2021      

     2022      

    2023    

    Evolution 2023/2022    

    Minima    

    Maxima    

ALPES-DE-HAUTE-PROVENCE 6 600 7 570 7 250 -4,2%    
  PLATEAU DE VALENSOLE  NS NS 5 610   2 720 13 050
  SISTERONNAIS - MONTAGNE DE HAUTE-PROVENCE 7 370 9 850 8 550 -13,2% 1 800 35 220
  PLATEAU DE FORCALQUIER  6 910 6 350 6 180 -2,7% 2 830 24 280
  VAL DE DURANCE  NS NS 8 880   5 160 15 590

The number of transactions involving rented agricultural land in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04) is insufficient to extract meaningful statistics.

 

The sale price of farmland in the Hautes-Alpes (05)

PROVENCE-ALPES-COTE D'AZUR

     2021      

     2022      

    2023    

    Evolution 2023/2022    

    Minima    

    Maxima    

BOUCHES-DU-RHONE 15 200 15 100 15 360 1,7%    
  CAMARGUE - CRAU - LITTORAL DE PROVENCE 13 350 13 280 14 780 11,3% 5 220 53 850
  BASSE-VALLEE DE LA DURANCE  11 190 8 730 7 260 -16,8% 2 130 17 000
  COMTAT  18 080 18 070 18 430 2,0% 5 450 35 320
  COTEAUX DE PROVENCE  19 140 19 430 16 640 -14,4% 5 590 44 460

The number of transactions involving rented agricultural land in the Hautes-Alpes (05) is insufficient to extract meaningful statistics.

 

The sale price of farmland in Alpes-Maritimes (06)

PROVENCE-ALPES-COTE D'AZUR

     2021      

     2022      

    2023    

    Evolution 2023/2022    

    Minima    

    Maxima    

ALPES-MARITIMES NS NS NS      
  COTEAUX NICOIS  NS NS NS   ND ND
  LITTORAL NICOIS  NS NS NS   ND ND
  ALPES NICOISES  NS NS NS   ND ND

The number of transactions involving unlet agricultural land in the Alpes-Maritimes (06) is insufficient to extract meaningful statistics.

The number of transactions involving rented agricultural land in the Alpes-Maritimes (06) is insufficient to extract meaningful statistics.

 

The sale price of farmland in Bouches-du-Rhône (13)

PROVENCE-ALPES-COTE D'AZUR

     2021      

     2022      

    2023    

    Evolution 2023/2022    

    Minima    

    Maxima    

BOUCHES-DU-RHONE 15 200 15 100 15 360 1,7%    
  CAMARGUE - CRAU - LITTORAL DE PROVENCE 13 350 13 280 14 780 11,3% 5 220 53 850
  BASSE-VALLEE DE LA DURANCE  11 190 8 730 7 260 -16,8% 2 130 17 000
  COMTAT  18 080 18 070 18 430 2,0% 5 450 35 320
  COTEAUX DE PROVENCE  19 140 19 430 16 640 -14,4% 5 590 44 460

The number of transactions involving rented agricultural land in the Bouches-du-Rhône (13) region is insufficient to extract meaningful statistics.

 

The sale price of farmland in the Var (83)

PROVENCE-ALPES-COTE D'AZUR

     2021      

     2022      

    2023    

    Evolution 2023/2022    

    Minima    

    Maxima    

VAR 13 270 12 550 11 620 -7,4%    
  MAURES ET ESTEREL  23 210 28 160 22 680 -19,5% 7 660 42 830
  REGIONS FRUITIERES DE SOLLIES-PONT - ET DE FREJUS 33 370 29 380 31 610 7,6% 3 210 80 790
  MONTAGNE DE HAUTE-PROVENCE  6 360 6 760 6 090 -9,9% 2 250 17 030
  COTEAUX DE PROVENCE  18 500 16 340 15 070 -7,8% 3 240 35 480
  LITTORAL DE PROVENCE  NS NS NS   ND ND

The number of transactions involving rented agricultural land in the Var (83) is insufficient to extract meaningful statistics.

 

The sale price of farmland in Vaucluse (84)

PROVENCE-ALPES-COTE D'AZUR

     2021      

     2022      

    2023    

    Evolution 2023/2022    

    Minima    

    Maxima    

VAUCLUSE 14 750 15 050 15 350 2,0%    
   HAUT VAUCLUSE  14 080 14 440 16 040 11,1% 4 860 51 400
  MONTS DU VENTOUX DE VAUCLUSE - ET LUBERON  13 210 14 400 14 240 -1,1% 3 840 43 380
  PLATEAU DE SAINT-CHRISTOL NS NS NS   ND ND
  BASSE-VALLEE DE LA DURANCE 15 030 14 460 12 800 -11,5% 5 220 25 530
  COMTAT  16 910 16 480 17 310 5,0% 7 000 45 000

The number of transactions involving rented agricultural land in the Vaucluse (84) is insufficient to extract meaningful statistics.

 

Our articles on farmland prices in France

We provide you with comprehensive statistics on land prices.

We analyse land prices at the time of publication of the official SAFER figures:

In addition to these annual statistics, we publish articles analysing land price trends over much longer periods: 

This latest series presents more detailed prices for each region since 1999:

Please do not hesitate to contact us if you need help interpreting these data.

These figures are updated every year following publication by Agreste (the Ministry of Agriculture's statistics department) of the official land price figures, which are derived from SAFER statistics.