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Municipals are as the name suggests, they are council funded, so they are much cheaper. The locations are a bit hit and miss, and the standard is only ever as good as the person they put in charge.

We have been quite lucky but over the years we have seen some that resemble POW camps.

Pont De L'arche is good, and lovely location and the facilities are good. You will never get water slides and pools, but we don't like them anyway !!!

Les Premier Pres in Savigny used to be municipal, we have been going there on and off for about 10yrs.

Chablis is hit and miss, this year was fab, but awful in 2010.

The municipal in Annecy is definately 'off the list'.

Municipal sites are often placed on 'cheap' land, next to railway lines, near the local Stadium....avoid these. 

e.g. the one in Epernay is dreadful..  

And Amiens is not very good...lovely name 'Cygnes' (swan something), but its in a dodgy area and surrouinded by high metal fencing naaah!.

Horses for courses.

Over the period of 17yrs, we know the region and route we want to take and tend to have a 1 night stop within an 8 hours drive of our starting point (4 hrs am, 4hrspm). We usually aim to be somehwre for about 16:30 to allow us time to sus out the place and move on if it doesn't suit.

This website is particularly good for recommendations, although be aware that what suits people in caravans may not suit people camping...we need facilities, caravans can use their own if they have to. 

Quote: Originally posted by dubs1978 on 05/4/2013

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Only thing I'm not sure about is the charging of seasons, they only have one "per night" pricelist on ST. Claire, but further down they do list the times of low, middle, high season.

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Quote: Originally posted by dubs1978 on 05/4/2013

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I think Saints Claire is the cheapest option as their kids rates are cheaper, as well as the basic pitch price with 2 adults. Clos Cacheleux want to charge me adult price for kids over 7! My daughter will have only just turned 9 so I think thats a bit steep.

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Quote: Originally posted by bofs on 06/4/2013

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Chateau Des Tilleuls is near Abbeville
Price would be 20,50 for pitch + unit + 2 adults, plus 3 euros each for children under 12, so 26,50 altogether.

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