Rue de la Loire, 43130, Retournac
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Motor-home area on the Loire's left bank with about 12 spaces. €7–8 per night May–September. Gravel surface with picnic tables; clean toilets and waste disposal available, but water tap is non-standard. Quiet at night despite adjacent factory noise. Municipal camping opposite may offer better value with electricity included.
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Listing copied from our source, 2 months ago
Listing copied from our source, 2 months ago
Very good for us. Very clean restroom 50 metres away. Several picnic tables. The locals respect us. At nightfall everyone leaves and the night is very quiet, apart from the hum of the business next door. We stayed for three nights. Nice walks for the dogs. Not expensive: €8 plus €0.66 tourist tax. Thanks to the municipality.
Quiet location. Be careful when filling with water: the tap fitting is not standard, which can cause problems. Clean restroom.
Excellent place just outside the built-up area. Coarse sandy surface, no marked spaces. Two expensive motorhomes take up quite a lot of room. Nice view of the park and the Loire. Quiet at night and reasonably calm during the day. The service point is good. There are also clean toilets. At Intermarché, a half-hour walk away, there is a laundrette.
Very nice location with water and a public toilet, but ground markings are missing because two motorhomes take up three spaces.
The gravel parking area is now divided in two: the right-hand section, with a height barrier, is only for cars, and the left-hand section is for motorhomes. Around twelve campers can still fit. Picnic tables and a clean toilet are available; emptying and filling with water are possible. Now, in mid-October, it is particularly quiet, especially at night. Also, completely free from October to May. Great!
Nice location, but the fine gravel surface is not ideal. Also, it is Sunday and the factory across the road is operating, creating a constant hum. For the same price, the former municipal campsite is more welcoming: larger, with grass, electricity included, on the Loire, with a beautiful view and sanitary facilities. Do not hesitate.
Very quiet area, but it is preferable to go to the municipal campsite directly opposite on the other side of the Loire, which is much more comfortable and cheaper according to the municipal officer.
A beautiful, quiet place with a large grassy area on the Loire and many shaded picnic spots.
It only costs money from May to September. The water is working again today—for free.
We spent a quiet night here. In addition, a municipal officer was supposed to come by, but we never saw him, so the night, emptying and filling were free.
Very well-located spot, quiet, with pleasant walks along the Loire. Drawback: gravel and sand surface, which gets tracked inside whenever it rains. Second drawback: paying €7 just to park, with the services out of order, while the neighbouring area reserved for cars, with a height barrier, is free. Isn't that a little discriminatory?
Not bad, but having to pay during the season for so few services is debatable. Gravel parking area with a large grassy space and picnic table. Starting point for hikes in the Loire gorges. Town centre 800 metres away. Superb bakery.
Beautiful pitch overlooking a field with picnic benches and the Loire. It is difficult to create shade around the camper during the day, but the picnic benches are among the trees, so you can cool off there. Village centre 1.3 km away, with bakeries and restaurants. The parking fee is collected in the evening; if you are not there, you have to pay at the town hall in the centre.
Beautiful motorhome area on the banks of the Loire. Very quiet, located on the edge of the village, with many picnic tables. We did not use the water supply because it was not really clean. Emptying grey and black water is certainly possible. The police collect the fee themselves.
Very pleasant place, flat, with many picnic tables, on the banks of the Loire. Paid from 1 May to 30 September.