| FRANCE
2001 CAMPSITES
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Below are details of the campsites we stayed at and the costs. We found it
unnecessary to book ahead despite being there in the peak season and the only place we
had problems finding a site was at Lac d'Annecy which was extremely busy
but sites a couple of kilometres away from the lakeside had plenty of free
pitches.
All sites we stayed at are listed in the French Federation site guide
(official star ratings
shown) and those marked
M in the 2001 Michelin
Campsite guide which is more selective although we found many sites of
comparable standards. Pitch fees were for two adults and electricity (+e)
is shown as extra.
NOTE Fees have been converted to approximate Euro
values at €0.16=1FFr
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Click on the camera links 
to see some of the places we visited or
stumbled across by chance as we meandered around.
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| Site |
type |
nearest large town
Department
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our comments
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Dieppe -
left of ferry port
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Dieppe
76 Seine-Maritime |
Useful parking by sea
wall on left side outside ferry terminal, ok for night arrivals. Also motorhome
parking
west of the harbour but next to lorry park and funfair. |
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Nogent
sur Seine
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municipal
€4.2
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Troyes
10 Aube |
Good site with
hardstands; many statics but in town and next to swimming and sports complex (and
fairly near a nuclear
power-station). |
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Precy s/s Thil
M
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municipal
€9.1
+€2.4el |
Semur en
Auxois
21 Côte-d'Or |
Wooded hedged pitches in
park behind the Hotel de Ville with sports field, tennis courts and Boulodrome
adjacent. |
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Baumes les Messieurs
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municipal
€7 |
Lons-le-Saunier
39 Jura |
Meadow site
next to stream with some shade. The town, one of the "Beaux
Villages de France" is in a very pretty
location surrounded by cliffs with an old abbey and grottes. |
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Chindrieux - Les
Peupliers
M
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private
€11.8
(+€2.4el) |
Aix-les-Bains
73 Savoie |
Mainly statics and
seasonal pitches with hedged hardstands. There is a separate field for
tents. About 1.5km to a small beach on Lac du Bourget |
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Venosc (Bourg
d'Arud)- La Cascade
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private
€8
(+€1.6el) |
Bourg d'Oisans
38 Isere |
Pleasant grassy site
some sloping pitches about 1km from village centre. Nearby swimming
complex and telecabine to Les DeuxAlpes. Good walks along the river and up
into the mountains and also an Adventure Parc for adults |
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Lalley - Belle Roche
M
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municipal
€12
(+€2.6el) |
Die
38 Isere |
Excellent site
with pool and cafe in the Trièves region south east of the Vercours national
park. Friendly guardienne speaks good English |
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Rémuzat
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municipal
€7.7 |
Nyons
26 Drôme |
Shady site near town
overlooked by Roche de Caire with wild vultures (featured in a recent
Caravan Club magazine article). Small hedged pitches |
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Le Poët Laval
- de Lorette
M
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municipal
€9.8 |
Montelimar
26 Drôme |
Site with modern
facilities and pool on edge of another "Beaux Villages de France".
Good sized marked pitches, all tourist |
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Talloires
- Chappelle de St Claude
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private
€16.3
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Annecy
74 Haute-Savoie |
Crowded site with many
statics on quiet side of Lac d'Annecy. Adjacent to Water ski &
Nautique centre with restaurant. (There
are many other sites around the lake but we saw quieter ones a few
kilometres away such as in Thônes |
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Champfromier
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municipal
€9.6
(+€1.9el) |
Bellegarde
01 Ain |
Partly shady site in
small village in wooded valley of Southern Jura. Near Nantua with pretty
lake and interesting A40 Autoroute with many viaducts and a tunnel
through a cliff. |
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Accolay
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municipal
€5.8 |
Auxerre
89 Yonne |
Canalside site in very
attractive village in Puisaye region near river Yonne. Nearby Noyers
is a very old village well worth a visit. |
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Rogny les
Sept Ecluses
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municipal
€4.2 |
Montargis
89 Yonne |
Virtually empty site in
pretty village on canal. By main road with busy traffic returning from
night spectacular at nearby St Fargeau at around midnight (on
Saturdays). |
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Lyons
la Forét
M
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municipal
€13.4 |
Rouen
27 Eure |
Good but busy site in
a pleasant setting on edge of village in the the middle of La Forét de Lyons. Another attractive
place, one of the Plus Beaux Villages de France. |
