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We've stayed at Valencay, not quite in the Loire, but near - and that was a nice municipal site, by a lake, walking distance into town, with a Chateau with Son et Lumiere.  Good facilities on site, nice irregular but hedged pitches, a good size and very flat and nicely grassed - municipal swimming pool nearby.

Camping La Sologne in Salbris is another site by a lake, walking distance into the village, with a good supermarket and cheap fuel nearby - also a great patisserie.  Sanitary block is dated but immaculately clean.  Good pitches, some on the lakeside - and coypu tame enough to be hand fed come out in the afternoon.

If you go further south, then not a municipal - and quite a big site, but outside peak season (ie June) quite quiet and very pleasant, is Les Rivages at Millau.  It's an ACSI site, so costs only 15 euros per night - so compares well with many municipal sites. It's alongside the Dourbie river, with the confluence with the Tarn nearby, good sized pitches with some wonderful views of the viaduct from some.  Walking distance into the town of Millau and all the attractions of the Tarn Gorges, Gorges du Jonte and Dourbie,  and the Knights Templar Villages on the doorstep - as well as Roquefort just over the hill for some lovely cheeses.

The municipal site at St Pourcain sur Sioule (just in the Auvergne - but not dramatic volcano country) is also set by a river, very pleasant, and again walking distance into the town where there is a great wine fete - we've been there on our way south, and stopped overnight!

Camping de la filature in France has a river you can swim/paddle in depending on time of year and water depth, and you can walk into the local village too.

http://www.ukcampsite.co.uk/sites/details.asp?revid=6409

http://www.ukcampsite.co.uk/sites/details.asp?revid=7480

And this one is in the Alps and again within easy reach of a village and has a river running alongside.

Stunning scenery and plenty of lakes and rivers in both areas.

Ali

I think this site is within walking distance of Verdun

http://www.camping-lesbreuils.com/

Reviews here for Verdun

http://www.eurocampings.co.uk/en/europe/france/lorraine/meuse/campsite-les-breuils-104183/

Takes ACSI card

There is a lovely municipal Camping Le Sabot just 300 yards from the centre of Azay Le Rideau in the Loire 15 euros per night.

Another site about 10 minutes walk from Riquewheir ,a lovely large medievel village in Alsace, is Camping Intercommunal again 15 euros per night.

I booked both for this August by email and no deposit required. A bit slow in answering but it was January. We have stayed on Camping Le Sabot before. Intercommunal will be new to us but gets good reviews on the dutch websites.

Carol