For information on the price of french rural property, consult the Safer institutional web Le prix des terres. (1.35 € per call, then 0.34 € per minute)
The Safer rural property observatory is unique: 6 million references over 35 years. It is up-dated ever 6 months.
“Between 2006 and 2008, the Useful Agricultural Surface Area (SAU) dropped by 74,000 ha per year in France. Therefore the Useful Agricultural Surface Area equivalent of one county disappears every six years.”