Top ten projects and new facilities for 2016 for the best campsites in France

• The annual closure of camp sites is not synonymous with forced inactivity both for their owners and the teams on the payroll throughout the year. Often campsites take advantage of this period to update facilities, refurbish some rental accommodation which has seen better days or, sometimes even, embark on major work aimed equipping themselves with new accommodation or leisure facilities.

  During this transition period, in this case between the years 2015 and 2016, it is the case for the ten campsites below, grouped together within a themed feature particularly dedicated to projects and new 2016 facilities in the best campsites in France…

  

• 10/10

  The Les Ranchisses campsite stocks up on new facilities

  The Les Ranchisses campsite is already well provided for in terms of sports facilities with a multi-sports facility, a tennis court, a beach volleyball court, a skate park, ping-pong tables, a pétanque court, a gym, aqua bikes, and other facilities. The 5-star campsite, located in Largentière in the Ardèche department, never ceases to amaze guests since from 2016 holidaymakers have been able to take advantage of a football/rugby pitch with official dimensions. A further innovation is “La Ferme” a new building in which there are 2 new reception rooms, each one kitted out with a fully equipped kitchen having professional appliances and kitchenware.

  

• 9/10

  A new Premium village at the Le Fief campsite

  Le Fief, a superb 5-star campsite located in the Loire Atlantique, in the town of Saint Brévin les Pins, south of Saint Nazaire, has continued to move upmarket with the passing years, since it has continued to offer ever more quality facilities to its holidaymakers. Thus, if the 2015 season was marked by the opening of a new indoor aquatic spaces well as the addition of an open air aquatic play area, the 2016 season will start with the opening of an entirely new Premium mobile home village. The latter will ideally complete the range of rental accommodation at Le Fief, already equipped for several years with a VIP “district”, established in well-kept and verdant surroundings.

  

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  An arena at Le Vieux Port campsite

  This is one of the most amazing new facilities for 2016! Le Vieux Port, a 5-star campsite and located in Messanges, in the Landes department, has indeed opened an actual arena on its site. There will be a theatre which is the envy of any found in town since it is able to accommodate up to 2,720 individuals! There is no better way to spend unforgettable interludes of conviviality and celebration, with activities, evening performances and shows for the entire family. This Arena, unique of its kind for a campsite location, thus concluded a project started in 2014 and which has also seen Le Vieux Port equipped with a superb “village square”. Numerous services were added to it in 2015.

  

• 7/10

  Extension of the aquatic park at the Cap Taillat campsite

  At the gateway to Ramatuelle, in the Var, the arrival of new owners at the Cap Taillat campsite in 2012 a coincided with the complete overhaul of this establishment, which is nowadays classified four-star. A complete overhaul which is allowing it to move a little more upmarket each season and 2016 is no exception since new work is planned. Thus, an entirely new aquatic space of more than 350 m² will surface. The latter will be equipped with a new swimming pool, which will be heated throughout the season, but also an aquatic play area for children. A wellness area with a spa and steam will also be available for holiday-makers

  

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  Extension of the water park at the L’Océan Breton campsite

  As from 2016, the L’Océan Breton campsite, located in Plobannalec in Finistère, was able to offer its holidaymakers brand new quality facilities. The latter, a new indoor and heated aquatic complex, linked up to an indoor and heated swimming pool, which has already been in place for several years, along with the open air aquatic park on the campsite. This expansion will make it possible to offer an even larger swimming area, but also to redevelop water play areas for children, by offering them additional games. It should be noted that this new aquatic complex will be fitted inside of a converted Breton farmhouse of local stone with gorgeous bay windows to let the light in…

  

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  Extension of the water park at the Esterel Caravaning campsite

  At Saint Raphaël in the Var, the 5-star campsite, Esterel Caravaning, took advantage of its annual closure to extend its water park. In addition to the five current swimming pools and the indoor water play area which is reserved for very young children, this extension will make it possible for the latter to make available, the lagoon paddling pool area within which sits imposingly an impressive splashpad structure, also equipped with numerous water slides for children. In addition there will also be a new tubular water slide as well as a flume with two possible courses. What could be more enjoyable during a stay at this high-end campsite at Saint Raphaël.

  

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  A new Premium area on the Les Iles campsite

  The 4-star campsite, Les Iles, located in Pénestin in the Morbihan had a fresh start. Following its acquisition in 2015 by new owners, in the years to come the latter will undergo numerous conversions which will not fail to improve both the accommodation and the comfort of holiday-makers. In 2016, an entirely new Premium quarter will be opened. It will be made up of luxurious mobile homes fitted in surroundings with lush vegetation, entiirely pedestrianised for increased tranquillity and security. The campsite's restaurant will also take advantage of the winter season for a refurbishment and welcome holiday-makers in even better conditions.

  

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  Extension of the water park on the Le Moulin de l’Eclis campsite

  This is an extension that the water park of the Le Moulin de l’Eclis campsite underwent, which is absolutely logical in terms of its development. It is, after all, a 4-star site located by the sea, in the village of Assérac, in Loire Atlantique. Indeed, from 2016, as holiday-makers to the campsite, you will be able to take advantage of a new outdoor pool in which to swim, water canons, a therapy area, but above all and especially an artificial river. This will make it possible for the bravest to sit on a rubber ring, which accommodate up to three people, and to experience all aquatic sensations over more than around sixty metres!

  

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  Extension of the aquatic park at the Le Littoral campsite

  There was a pleasant surprise in 2016 for holidaymakers at the Le Littoral campsite, located in Talmont Saint Hilaire, in the Vendée region. Indeed, the aquatic park of this establishment will double in size and henceforth exceed 3,000 m²! In addition 750 m² of beaches will add to those already existing, a new indoor aquatic space, covering 270 m² of pool, will appear. The latter will comprise a whirlpool complex (massage jets, anatomical benches, whirlpool baths, etc.) as well as a counter-current river, a paddling pool, a swimming area and other facilities. There is a 200 m² indoor aqua-splash area, entirely for children, which will open at the same time as the indoor aquatic area. It will be equipped with two water slides, a bucket pourer and many other water games. Finally, outside, a new 40 m² whirlpool bath will also be built.

  

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  Extension of the water park at the Le Domaine de la Rive campsite

  At the five-star campsite Le Domaine de la Rive, located in Biscarrosse in the Les Landes département, a new exension to the aquatic park is planned, which will allow it to become one of the biggest if not the biggest, on the Atlantic coast. The indoor area of this aquatic park will thus go from 1,830 to 3,376 m² ! Moreover this is not the full story. Outside, a new attraction will make it possible for holiday-makers to experience sensations never felt before: there will be a long artificial river more than one hundred metres long dotted with numerous rapids!