Other
Aires in France 2007
Here is a list of aires we
passed during our European trip in May and June 2007, but didn't stay
there overnight for various reasons eg wrong time of day or didn't like
the location.
Aires are listed by department number
|
FRANCE - aires we passed
|
Dept |
Town
|
Comments |
09 |
Castelnau- Durban
town centre
N43 00 00, E01
20 25
|
service point 2€ coin in carpark next
to public wc possibly cars parked so difficult to access, parking
adjacent under trees in village centre but busy main road |
11 |
Carcassonne
Rue Gustave Nadaud
N43 12
29, E02 21 59 |
signposted camping car parking at Cité 10€ to raise entrance barrier
even if only parking for one hour! Free Flot Bleu borne |
11 |
Quillan
La Gare
N42 52 27, E02 10
57 |
aire in carpark off main road
next to disused? railway station and coach park |
16 |
Massignac
centre ville
N45 46 47, E00
39 15 |
free service point and parking
beside church across road from Maison des Lacs de Haute Charente tourist office |
17 |
Boyardville,
Île d'Oleron
Avenue de la Plage
N45 58
08, W-01 14 16 |
popular aire level tarmac with borne and wc
on quayside - parking charges 2€ in afternoon and 5€ overnight |
17 |
Fouras
Avenue Philippe Jannet
N45
58 54, W-01 05 13 |
One aire was closed but passed
aire by sea front. No overnight parking of motorhomes at Point de Fumee
carpark |
17 |
La Rochelle 1
Avenue Michel Crepeau
N46
09 04, W-01 09 30 |
Service borne in small layby
on main road at Minimes Marina opposite campsite (closed until June) didn't find
parking area despite several circuits of Marina area There is
designated mh parking in the large Park and ride carpark off Avenue Jean Moulin
but is often full with travellers' vans |
17 |
La Rochelle 2
Parc Charruyer
N46 09 58,
W-01 09 16 |
Motorhome parking and service
point in
very busy car park 500 metres N of town centre next to park |
17 |
St Trojan les Bains
Île
d'Oleron
Boulevard de la Plage
N45 50 41, W-01 12 33 |
Motorhome parking behind
tourist information office at town entrance roundabout (other carparks have height
barriers), ; not certain if overnight parking allowed, borne at other end of town apparently
on route de la Plage de Gatseau |
24 |
Domme
N44 48 03, E01 13 18 |
Camping-car and coach
parking clearly signposted from main roads to hilltop town, borne
and about 30 parking marked places some used by cars, slightly sloping; about 500metres
from centre |
24 |
La Roque Gageac
N44 49 30, E01 11 01 |
signposted level
gravel aire in town centre by river about 20 places parking 2€ day 5€ overnight, Raclet borne
2€ coins, very busy |
24 |
Brantôme
Chemin du Vert Galand
N45 21 41, E00 38 53 |
large grass free parking area
behind park by river, no services, possibly muddy; service borne at
Shopy supermarket nearby also an aire at Font Vendome a motorhome dealers
by the roundabout at North end of the bypass |
31 |
Revel
Chemin de la Pergue
N43 27
14, E 02 00 59
|
service borne jeton outside
municipal campsite with limited parking on grass verge, |
37 |
Azay le Rideau
Rue du Stade
N47 15 34, E00
28 12
|
aire at entrance to La Sabot campsite
level tarmac about 20 places borne 5€ jeton from campsite bureau |
37 |
Villaines-les-Rochers
Rue des Ecoles
N47 13 16,
E00 29 44 |
free service point near mairie
and parking in village carpark |
40 |
Biscarosse Plage
Rue des Viviers
N44 27 24,
W-01 14 28
|
large aire in woods to north
of town with service point 7€ per night signs |
40 |
Biscarosse town
Avenue Laouadie
N44 24 38,
W-01 10 05
|
Motorhome parking area to side
of E Leclerc supermarket and free borne, apparently overnight parking
allowed |
40 |
Gastes
Avenue du Lac
N44 19 44,
W-01 08 56 |
level grass aire with some
trees next to lake in woods parking 6.50€ |
40 |
Mimizan Plage
Rue des Lacs
N44 12 17,
W-01 17 50 |
large level aire behind sand
dunes at southern sedge of uninspiring town (when wet and windy and out of
season!) some electric hook-ups, many
motorhomes appeared to be longtermers |
49 |
Bouchemaine
Rue Chevrière
N47 25 08,
W-00 36 40 |
large aire gravel and grass
beside Loire SW of Angers service points and wc |
64 |
Biarritz
Avenue de la Milady
N43 27
58, W-01 34 18 |
tarmac aire at Milady to south
of town with borne and electric hookups some longterm parked motorhomes,
about one mile from town centre |
64 |
Les Eaux-Chaudes
Road D934
N42 57 07, W-00 26 25 |
borne in small layby beside
main road from Spain via Col de Portalet didn't see space to park overnight
possibly parking elsewhere in village |
64 |
Artouste-Fabrèges
Road D431
N42 52 04, W-00
23 39 |
several motorhomes parked
during day on gravel areas and tarmac car park overlooking lake, didn't
find borne (possibly in coach parking) |
64 |
Hendaye
Rue d'Ansoenia
N43 22 13'
W-01 45 53 |
Unable to find this aire - next to Hendaye Plage station, road was being dug up, no motorhome parking on sea front (officially - but
lots of surfers' campervans) |
64 |
St Jean de Luz
Pont Charles de Gaulle
N43
23 07, W-01 39 46 |
parking area next to very busy
main road
and railway line entering Ciboure district on S of road immediately
before bridge over river |
64 |
Sare
N43 18 49, W-01 34 37 |
gravel parking area with waste drain
and water tap on NE edge of picturesque Basque village |
65 |
Lourdes
Boulevard du Lapacca
N43 05
54, W-00 02 31 |
parking area just
before coach park wc adjacent we parked there for day visit no charge |
66 |
Port Vendres
Route de la Jetée
N42 31
04, E03 06 49 |
aire in trees behind
industrial area by harbour near Spanish border, service borne parking
overnight 5€?
Possibly closed 2009 |
66 |
Saillagouse
Rue des Sports
N42 27 28,
E02 02 15 |
aire in small carpark across
main road from Hotel de Ville Flot Bleu jetons 2€?. amazing statues in
town centre |
79 |
L'Absie
Place du Champ de Foire
N46
37 59, W-00 34 39 |
Service borne in town centre
carpark (sloping) no other vans there and very open. |
79 |
Arçais
Rue du Coursault
N46 17 43,
W-0 41 22 |
overnight parking and borne behind car park
which we couldn't find (on foot) daytime parking permitted outside
campsite to NW of town |
79 |
Coulon
Rue André Cramois
N46 19
17, W-00 35 23 |
Popular aire level grass and
gravel on western edge of town in
Marais Poitivin area, service point free 5€ overnight parking fee. |
79 |
La Forêt-sur-Sèvre
Rue de Beauchêne
N46 46
32, W-00 38 44 |
aire with grass and
hardstandings but with height barrier - key code available from local
shops but we were there on a Sunday! one old Mercedes motorhome parked
there- drove on to Vernoux en Gâtine |
81 |
Le Ségur
Mairie & Maison du
Temps Libre
N44 06 32, E02 03 31 |
service point beside mairie
and hall N off main road in small village 6km NW of Monestiés, possible parking area
behind hall |