Travelling through France to Spain in November

It depends on which way you are travelling down through France as there is a all year campsite called Camping Montreal near junction 42 of the A20 south of Limoges very easy to get to.

Enjoy your trip.

CampingFrance.com is the official list of all campsites in France. Their website claims 1067 sites are open all year, so whichever way you choose to go you can plan your overnight stops. As Red Kite has said your first step is to decide which route to take - and how far you are willing to drive in a day.   I hope it all goes well.

Check out these earlier posts on the subject :

https://www.caravanclub.co.uk/club-together/discussions/sites-touring/overseas-sites-touring/sites-in-france-on-rote-to-winter-sun-rallys/

https://www.caravanclub.co.uk/club-together/discussions/sites-touring/overseas-sites-touring/winter-stopovers-in-france-2/

peedee

Neil and Nicki,  I would just add that just because you think a campsite will be open in winter,  or someone tells you a campsite  will be open, or even a site guide or an app tells you one will be open - check with the owners at the camp itself.  The Motorhome revolution in France has changed everything, and the change is continuing quickly 

I have just checked five French campsites for winter stopovers that I myself have recommended in the past - and all those five have given up opening in winter.  There are so few people using caravans in France at that time of year now that motorhomes have swept the board there. And they use Aires for overnight stops.

Here's a link to lists of  Sites which may be open all year - France
You will still need to check with each site that they are actually still open on the dates when you're travelling.

Good link Val, but it’s no longer correct.

Straightaway I looked at the link for some of the sites I myself have recommended in the  past as all winter sites. But  Le Cadoret at Fouras is now closing for four months, Figurotta at Bizanet for two months - and I haven’t time to check the rest.

The French use motorhomes in winter and stop overnight on Aires. Campsites close.

I understand that less sites are open.  Motorhomes are unfortunately leading to the death of campsites as motorhomes all seem to want to stay near a town, on a free Aire.  I know, also, how much time Archie (and his team of helpers) used to spend keeping site details as up to date as possible for his website 'Archies Campings'.  So the combination of the problem of closing sites and shorter opening dates, and of keeping on-line information updated constantly, will also lead to the death of what was once a useful list!  

In our caravanning days we often stopped overnight on autoroute service areas and never had any problems, however, I understand that not everybody would be happy with that but it could get you out of trouble if you can’t find a site. Best to use one with a proper service area not one of the small Aires with minimal lighting.

Best to use one with a proper service area not one of the small Aires with minimal lighting.

and never on toll free sections.

peedee

Agree. I wouldn’t stop overnight on the A75 (a popular route South).