24 companies in continental France, 3 overseas
1 000 staff
2,000 members of county technical committees
84,000 ha bought and sold annuallyi.e. around 22.9 % of the land market
9 600 acquisitions per year, of which 15 % by pre-emption and 6 % by exchange.
87 % of land area resold for agricultural use
38 % of land resoldin favour of installation
37 % of initial installations outside the family circle, are accompanied by Safer.
Over 3,700 agreements signed with the authorities
over 1,400 ha allocated to the protection of nature and the environment
5,580 provision agreements, covering 69,000 ha
Rural property observatory: 240,000 notifications of sale in 2008 sent by notaries to Safer.