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France · Official sale records · Nièvre · 2025

Cheap houses in Nièvre: the real 2025 numbers

In 2025, 603 houses in Nièvre sold for €5,000 to €50,000. That is 23.3% of all house sales there. In mainland France it was 4.5%. The sales were in 220 towns and villages. Every number here comes from DVF, the French state's open record of property sales.

Houses sold for €5k–50k
603

of 2,584 house sales in Nièvre

Middle price
€32,000

half sold for less

Middle living space
64 m²

about 700 sq ft

Middle land
737 m²

about 7,900 sq ft

What we counted: sales of exactly one house with 40 m² or more of living space, signed in 2025, for €5,000 to €50,000. "Middle" means half sold for less.

Source: DVF 2025, data.gouv.fr (Licence Ouverte 2.0). Our own count. Transfer tax: DGFiP rates on 1 June 2026.

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Where in Nièvre the cheap houses sold

One dot per town. A bigger dot means more sales under €50,000. 30 towns had 5 or more such sales. The rest had a few each, often in small villages.

Map of Nièvre: towns with house sales under €50,000 in 2025One dot per town. A bigger dot means more sales. The numbers match the table.10896754321
The 10 towns in Nièvre with the most house sales under €50,000
#TownSales under €50kMiddle priceLiving spaceLand
1Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire26€37,80064 m²381 m²
2La Machine22€34,50058 m²542 m²
3Nevers15€46,00054 m²263 m²
4Varzy13€40,00088 m²279 m²
5Prémery12€35,50061 m²538 m²
6Clamecy10€33,00077 m²130 m²
7Donzy10€28,00070 m²248 m²
8Lucenay-lès-Aix9€29,00070 m²987 m²
9Cervon9€35,00080 m²1,180 m²
10Imphy8€41,50048 m²394 m²
The next 30 towns, by number of sales
TownSales under €50kMiddle priceLand
Pouilly-sur-Loire8€22,000243 m²
Saint-Amand-en-Puisaye8€31,000958 m²
Guipy8€26,000852 m²
Guérigny7€35,0001,312 m²
Château-Chinon (Ville)7€25,000226 m²
Corbigny7€18,500390 m²
Villapourçon7€22,000595 m²
Moulins-Engilbert7€45,000930 m²
La Nocle-Maulaix7€25,000820 m²
Varennes-Vauzelles6€38,500336 m²
Saint-Pierre-le-Moûtier6€29,000422 m²
Billy-sur-Oisy6€27,750739 m²
Saxi-Bourdon6€21,0001,677 m²
La Charité-sur-Loire5€25,000329 m²
Cercy-la-Tour5€25,0001,143 m²
Lormes5€35,0001,332 m²
Saint-Honoré-les-Bains5€35,000554 m²
Entrains-sur-Nohain5€15,000108 m²
Châtillon-en-Bazois5€30,650872 m²
Sémelay5€27,000649 m²
Saint-Léger-des-Vignes4€43,000472 m²
Luzy4€46,750627 m²
Tracy-sur-Loire4€47,000968 m²
Rouy4€21,500961 m²
Saint-Benin-d'Azy4€35,5001,146 m²
La Chapelle-Saint-André4€39,5001,380 m²
Ouroux-en-Morvan4€30,0001,622 m²
Chantenay-Saint-Imbert4€37,500870 m²
Arquian4€41,0001,735 m²
Fours4€37,5006,989 m²

What it costs to buy the middle house

The middle cheap house in Nièvre sold for €32,000. On top of the price you pay the transfer tax, the notary's fee and a small land register fee. Nièvre raised its part of the tax to 5.00% under the 2025 budget law. Someone who buys a first main home pays 4.50% for this part instead.

Buying the middle cheap house in Nièvre as a second home
What you payAmount
House price€32,000
Transfer tax (6.32%)€2,022
Notary's fee (with VAT)€694
Land register fee€32
Total€34,748

The land register fee is 0.10% of the price, at least €15. The total leaves out what the notary charges for documents and searches (débours). Ask for a written estimate. Sources: DGFiP, CGI art. 1584, art. 1647, art. 879, Service-Public.fr. Checked on 30 September 2026. More in our guide: buying a house in France.

How Nièvre compares

These are the ten départements where the biggest share of houses sold for under €50,000 in 2025 (with 500 or more house sales). The middle price of all houses shows how cheap the place is overall.

The ten départements where cheap houses are most common, 2025
DépartementHouses under €50kShare of all house salesTheir middle priceMiddle price, all housesTransfer tax
Creuse47530.3%€32,000€79,0006.32%
Haute-Marne44126.5%€30,000€99,5006.32%
Nièvre this page60323.3%€32,000€91,0006.32%
Indre53220.3%€34,000€92,0005.09%
Meuse31117.0%€30,000€114,9006.32%
Cantal21715.9%€30,000€120,0006.32%
Allier52015.6%€34,000€112,0006.32%
Cher54015.5%€35,000€110,0006.32%
Haute-Saône33115.1%€34,000€123,5006.32%
Haute-Loire24413.4%€35,000€147,2506.32%
Mainland France19,9254.5%€35,000€209,0005.09% to 6.32%

What this means for a buyer

The record does not say what state the house is in

DVF records the price, the size and the land. It does not record the condition. Some of these houses are ready to live in. Many need work, and some are ruins.

A little more money buys a lot more choice

Another 518 houses in Nièvre sold for €50,000 to €80,000 in 2025. The middle house at any price sold for €91,000.

Who can buy

Anyone can buy a house in France. Buyers from the US and the UK need no permit.

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