A forest is an area of at least 1/2 ha (fifty ares, 5,000 m²) with trees that can reach a height of more than 5 metres at maturity, a wood cover of more than 10% and an average width of at least 20 metres.
In mainland France, forests cover 17 million hectares, or 31% of the country, and have been growing steadily for over a century.
Almost 13 million hectares of woods and forests belong to private forest owners (3 million owners). The State, local authorities and public establishments own more than 4 million hectares.
The most wooded regions in France are Corsica, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. There are almost 130 types of wood in France, divided between hardwoods (67% of the stand), conifers (21%) and mixed (12%).
The acquisition of a forest estate is of interest to both professionals and amateurs: hunters, fishermen, forestry operators or even simple tree and nature lovers may be interested in our selection of forestry properties for sale. Ma propriete forestiere (https://www.ma-propriete.fr/fr/forestiere) invites you to browse our forestry property listings in all the departments and regions of France.
You will also find on Ma propriete forestiere (https://www.ma-propriete.fr/fr/forestiere) a selection of ponds, whether for leisure purposes or in connection with a commercial or private hunting or fishing activity.
Buying a forest is an opportunity to create or run a hunting property for small or large game, poultry, roe deer or wild boar. It is also an opportunity to operate a fishing pond or a forestry operation.
Buying a forest is a distinctive property investment. The two most common methods are direct purchase and forestry groups.
Buying a forest directly is the most common method of purchasing a forest. This method offers the advantage of being the sole owner of the forest. You can do with it as you wish. On the other hand, you will have to manage and maintain your forest entirely. You can find the forest property for sale that's right for you via our advertising portal.
Forestry groups enable investors to acquire a portion of a forest rather than the whole. By becoming a co-owner, you can enjoy the benefits of investment while limiting the drawbacks of shared maintenance.
Buying a forest also offers tax advantages. Investing in woodland can enable you to reduce your property wealth tax and inheritance or gift tax. You can also benefit from financial aid for the management of your forest, including planting, maintenance and professional assistance in implementing your sustainable management plan.
On ma-propriete-forestiere.fr, your specialist in buying and selling forests in every region of France, you'll find a wide selection of woods, forests, ponds and hunting properties to buy. Thanks to our highly advanced search tool, you can select the farms to be taken over according to their production, location, surface area or purchase price.
We also offer a free service that puts you in touch with forest sale professionals to help you realise your project, whether you are buying or selling. All you have to do is fill in a form outlining the specifics of your project. After analysing it, we'll pass it on to our advertisers who specialise in forest property transactions throughout France.
