Camp-site

see also: Etymology of Camp-site

The camp-site is especially a means of Logement during the Vacances. One can camp under a Tente, use a Caravane, a Clip because or a Camping-car. One can be installed on an arranged campsite or make wild Camping. Style of holidays economic and popular at the time of the generalization of the Paid vacations, the camp-site evolves to what is called today the hotel trade of outdoor with many associated services which make of this mode of lodging a means of Tourisme almost as expensive as the others (hiring of furnished, residences hotel, etc).

But, for a few years, the camp-site has been more than one holiday place. It becomes also a place of dwelling for part of the population. In France, between 70.000 and 120.000 people would live in the caravan or mobile home at the year. They are mainly employees with the modest incomes, allocatees of social minimums, pensioners, or households on standby of housing and soon students in the search of housing which use this mode of residence, for obvious reasons of cost, under precarious conditions and which maintains the marginality.

Star classification

In France

The campsites in France are classified in four categories, of 1 star with 4 stars, according to standards set by the decree of January 11th, 1993 supplemented by the circular of February 12th, 1993. These standards relate to the common equipment, the health facilities, and accessibilities with the handicapped people. There are 11000 campsites in France including 8500 grounds classes

The largest camp-site of France is the Camping of Espiguette

In Quebec

With the Quebec, 822 campsites are classified there . The camp-sites are classified in six categories of any star with 5 stars, according to the quality and the cleanliness of the whole of the ground, the medical blocks, the surfaces of leisures and the infrastructures of reception like on the services offered like the number of medical blocks and the various leisures suggested.

0 star: The camp-site meets partially the criteria of classification.
1 star: The camp-site meets the quality standards.
2 stars: The camp-site meets the quality standards and offers certain services and activities.
3 stars: The camp-site is of good quality and offers several services and activities.
4 stars: The camp-site is of very good quality and offers a évantail of services and activities.
5 stars: The camp-site is of excellent quality and offers a broad évantail of services and activities.

The majority of the camp-site in Quebec are classified 3 stars (273 establishments, 33% of the total), 237 establishments are classified 2 stars (28%), 182 establishments are classified 1 star (22%) and 49 establishments are classified 0 star or are on standby of classification (6%). Rare 5 stars are the classified camp-sites (8 establishments, 1% of the total). 83 establishments are classified 4 stars (10%).

Other formulas

There exist other formulas of camp-site in rural environment, in particular the camp-sites with the farm and the surfaces natural of camp-site. There exist also the PRL (residential parks of leisures) or each one can buy its piece or rent it at the year. Certain camp-sites propose mobil home S in hiring at the week or for one weekend. A permit building is necessary to build a mobil fixed home or a Chalet if the surface is higher than 35 m ². The naturist Camp-site in France also takes a beautiful width and this thanks to foreign customers (Dutch, German).

There is also the winter camp-site which can be considered.

Bonds

Faire camp-site travels
INSEE, Capacité of the communes in tourist lodging Années 1999 to 2003
the French federation of Camp-site Caravanning, association recognized of public utility, is the privileged interlocutress of all the users of lodgings of outdoor. She proposes insurances, guarantees and reductions with her members. She diffuses free handy guides as well as a magazine of information.
Holidays with the camp-site, on the site of Ina Files Tele
the Québécois Federation of camp-site and caravanning, the most important regrouping of campers and caravaneers in Canada.
Information on the camp-sites in Quebec

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