This guide is written in French but does have an english key and is simple to use.
Le Guide Officiel Camping Caravaning France.
This Guide is written in French but does have an English symbols key.
This French campsite guide is published in March each year.
This years Guide Officiel Camping Caravaning France has 8626 classified camping parks, which includes all the French Municipal campsites. There are also 919 aire natural camping sites, these are simple campsites found in rural locations and only opened for a few summer months. 778 farm camp sites complete the guide.
Look inside the guide click the link under the cover picture.
The publisher claims “ every camp site in France without exception is listed here in The Official Camping and Caravanning Guide, which is published by The MOTOR PRESSE FRANCE Group, in partnership with the Fédération Française de Camping Caravaning (FFCC), and updated every year.”
Open All Year campsites are clearly identified on a map, the town name is highlighted in yellow. Overview maps at the front of the French campsite guide identify the campsites, each has the local town name. An alphabetical index lists the campsites town names with the map grid reference and page number for the listing. A grasp of French would be an advantage but the guide is easy to understand.
Directions are very brief giving the road number and direction to drive from the listed town. French campsites are extremely well signed so finding them is normally easy.
Prices are broken down into components unit, people, electric, other costs. Also identified are farm sites and aire naturelle these are less formal municipal camping areas with basic facilities. Ski campsites, open all year, camping qualite and stop accueil camping car (reduced cost overnight motorhome stopover) are listed in the back. Many sites have websites so advanced research can be undertaken.
Who should buy the guide? Anyone touring France or people who want to discover the undiscovered side of France.
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