France, the largest agricultural country in Europe
France has the largest agricultural area in Europe with more than 28 million hectares of agricultural land (cultivated or grassland) ahead of Spain (23 million hectares) and the United Kingdom and Germany (17 million hectares each).
27 million hectares are directly developed by French farms. Almost 2 million hectares are used collectively by farmers (mountain pastures, marshes) or owned and developed by non-farmers (e.g. pastures for leisure horses).
While there are more than 400,000 farms in France, agricultural land is held by 4 million owners, i.e. an average of 10 different owners per farm.
The regulation of agricultural rents, the specificities of the status of the farm, the administrative control of the right to farm as well as the control of the sale of land by the SAFER have had an undeniable effect on the price of land which is one of the lowest in Europe.
However, the value of land has been rising steadily for 30 years. Thus, the average value of agricultural land doubled between 1991 and 2018 to reach €6,000/ha. Despite this increase, the price of farmland in France remains much lower than in all its European neighbours (€60,000/ha in the Netherlands and €40,000/ha in Italy, for example).
Investing in agricultural land is attractive
Today, investment in agricultural land has become very attractive again, both because of its rental yield (between 1 and 5%) and its potential for capital gains.
The purchase of agricultural land can also allow you to benefit from tax advantages (within the framework of a long-term rural lease) through tax relief on real estate wealth or inheritance or gift tax.
Where to find farmland for sale in France
Ma-propriete-fonciere.fr offers a wide selection of agricultural land for sale in all regions of France. You will find land that is free to rent and that you can farm yourself or rent to a farmer, as well as rented land that can earn you a rent every year.
You can also acquire land on Ma-propriete-fonciere.fr by sharing the risks through the acquisition of shares in Groupements Foncier Agricoles, Groupements Foncier Forestiers and Groupements Foncier Viticoles. These are special real estate companies that make investments in different properties and offer the acquisition of these shares to a group of investors.
On Ma-propriete-fonciere.fr you will find recreational land for your horses or for the simple pleasure of enjoying nature and wide open spaces.
