Lodgings of France

The Gîtes of France were created in the the Low-Alps by a senator at the end of the Second world war. This creation intervened in a logic of town and country planning and vis-a-vis the turning into a desert of the campaigns.

The offer

The hirings are furnished which are the classification object (out of ears from 1 to 5 according to comfort). The Lodgings of France, as well as the Clévacances, are hirings, which are labellisées. Five formulas exist:

the rural lodging, house or apartment in house, which is rented at the week,
the Chambre of hosts, room at the inhabitant, " the french Bed and Breakfast" who is rented at the night with a breakfast,
the lodging of stage and stay, lodging of strong capacity with a system of barrack room (1, 2,3 beds or +) with a kitchen and a room * of life to be divided,
the lodging of children, for the children from 4 to 15 years, in approved families of receptions,
the camp-site and the country cottages leisures.

Most known are the rural lodgings and the rooms of hosts

History

Indeed, the campaigns are emptied, the habitat is forsaken, there is a risk of ruins. In parallel, the townsmen want to return the weekends to the countryside. Logic is thus to use the residences given up to accommodate the townsmen in the countryside. A lodging is rented at the week (or with the weekend in low-season), and a Chambre of hosts at the night, breakfast included.

The formula is officialized in 1952 when some departments try the blow. In 1955, 150 lodgings out of six departments exist and a national federation is created. In 1957, 600 lodgings are indexed in thirty departments. Today, approximately 40.000 lodgings exist on all the national territory (DOM-TOM included) and 20.000 rooms of hosts. 35.000 owners are concerned, that is to say a direct sales turnover of 150.000.000 € and indirect repercussions of 300.000.000 € per annum. The Lodgings of France attract approximately 33% of foreign customers.

Evolution of the offer

Following the creation of the table of hosts, other offers were born and contributed to a thematisation of the establishments: lodgings of snow, of fishing, children (if the owner is titular approval of DDASS and Ministry for Youth and Sports, and has BAFA), of teenagers (if approval and BAFD) or Panda in collaboration with WWF.

Lodgings panda

The lodgings Panda are located on the perimeter of a regional natural park, promise a certain quality of environment and offer services around: departure of path, trunk, natural exploring kit… As a national federation, the Lodgings of France have a role of defense and information of the members (guides, impression of reviews, internal letters…).

Operations managers

The operations managers within the Gîtes parks of France have a technical task of assistant. Their missions are distributed different manners:

to ensure the operation and the development of the label by the respect of the charters and the promotion of the label near the inhabitants in rural environment;
to work on the animation of the networks of owners;
to carry out acts of promotion;
to market.

1 Department 1 relay

In order to fulfill its missions as well as possible, the Lodgings of France are managed by department with a national federation. Each department labellise, class its lodgings. The majority of them proposes to the members the marketing of their lodging by the means of power station of reservation. The local teams thus know perfectly the geography, animations and the assets of their tourist area. Once again, the council and the listening of the local teams add a proximity and a relevance of their matter.

See too

Official site of the national federation of the Lodgings of France
List of the official sites of the departments Lodgings of France

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