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 1992 and 2003, the Useful Agricultural Surface Area (SAU) dropped by 76,000 ha per year in France. Therefore the Useful Agricultural Surface Area equivalent of one county disappears every six years.”