# Number of Campgrounds in France: 9,100 in 2026

> Number of campgrounds in France: 9,100 active, including 5,679 star-rated. Independents, chains, franchises, revenue, regions. Read the study.

Source: https://scalon.fr/en/observatory/number-of-campgrounds-in-france

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Observatory · Hospitality and tourism

France has 9,100 active campgrounds in November 2026: 5,679 campgrounds rated by Atout France and an estimated 3,400 unrated campgrounds.

By [Nicolas Morillot](https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolas-morillot-22b656174/) · Co-founder of Scalon

Atout France register as of November 2, 2026 · Sirene register · Public business listings · Insee, FNHPA, Urssaf

The short answer

France has 9,100 active campgrounds in November 2026, between 8,200 and 10,100 according to Scalon's calculation: 5,679 rated by Atout France (the French government's tourism development agency, which runs the star ratings) and about 3,400 unrated. About 7,700 are independent: outside any chain, franchise, member network, or corporate group. By November 2027, 2,149 ratings expire.

Get the list of the 9,100 campgrounds in France, with the contact details available.

Published on November 2, 2026 · Updated on November 9, 2026

Key figures

9,100

Active campgrounds in France

5,679 star-rated and an estimated 3,400 unrated, November 2026, including overseas territories

85%

of campgrounds are independent: outside any chain, franchise, member network, or corporate group

About 7,700 of the 9,100 active campgrounds, including 4,344 of the 5,679 star-rated campgrounds

2,149

Campground ratings due for renewal by November 2027

Ratings last five years: 2,149 star-rated campgrounds come up for renewal between November 9, 2026, and November 8, 2027

## In this article

- How many campgrounds, depending on your question?
- Why does the campground count vary by source?
- How much revenue do campgrounds generate?
- Which NAF code applies to a campground?
- Campground market terms, explained simply
- Six levels of market analysis
- Who makes decisions at a campground?
- What are the largest chains, and who operates them?
- What do campgrounds offer? Specialties and submarkets
- Where are the campgrounds?
- Is the market changing? Ratings, openings, and closures
- How do you reach campgrounds and build a prospect list?
- How do you use these figures for a market study?
- Frequently asked questions
- Method
- Key takeaways

## How many campgrounds, depending on your question?

| Question | Figure to use |
| --- | --- |
| How many active campgrounds are there in France? | 9,100 (9,053 before rounding, between 8,200 and 10,100) |
| How many star-rated campgrounds? | 5,679, with 752,140 pitches (individual campsites) (Atout France register, November 2, 2026) |
| How many unrated campgrounds? | An estimated 3,400, between 2,500 and 4,400 |
| How many 4- and 5-star campgrounds? | 1,646, including 290 5-star campgrounds |
| Where are there the most? | Occitanie, 1,004 star-rated campgrounds; Vendée, 310, the leading department (France's county-level administrative unit) |
| How many campgrounds according to Insee (France's national statistics office)? | 7,370, campgrounds with more than 10 pitches, 848,302 pitches (January 1, 2026, excluding Mayotte) |
| How many locations are registered under the campground code? | 10,668 (code 55.30Z, Sirene register, France's official register of businesses and their locations), of which 4,517 match a star-rated campground |
| How many independent campgrounds, outside any chain, franchise, member network, or corporate group? | About 7,700, including 4,344 star-rated; some are municipal campgrounds, which buy through public procurement |
| How many campgrounds belong to a network (chain, franchise, member network, or corporate group)? | About 1,400, including 1,335 star-rated (minimum) |
| How many networks? | 106, with 1,335 star-rated campgrounds |
| How many ratings are due for renewal? | 2,149 by November 2027 |
| How much revenue does a campground company generate? | Half of the 586 companies that publish their accounts make less than €1.22M a year |

The right answer depends on your question. To size the market, use 9,100. For a list of campgrounds described row by row, with their stars and pitches, use 5,679. For an offer aimed at people who manage a campground, use about 7,700 independent campgrounds. For an offer negotiated with head offices, use the 106 networks. For a list drawn only from the activity code, expect 10,668 rows, only 4 in 10 of which are star-rated campgrounds.

Here is the target to use for each offer:

| If you sell… | Target to use | Count |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mobile homes or lightweight lodging | Campgrounds that already rent mobile homes, cabins, or glamping units | 854 and 1,067 (minimums) |
| Aquatic and leisure equipment | Campgrounds with a pool or water park; 4- and 5-star campgrounds | 799 (minimum); 1,646 |
| Booking software | All active campgrounds | 9,100 |
| Linens, energy, insurance | Head office accounts: networks; campground accounts: independents | 106 networks; about 7,700 independents |
| Services to municipalities | Campgrounds run by a local authority, through public procurement | 413 star-rated (minimum), plus unrated campgrounds |

## Why does the campground count vary by source?

Published campground figures do not count the same thing. The first difference is the unit: a campground, an employer location, a seasonal average, or a register entry. The next is the scope: campgrounds with more than 10 pitches, star-rated campgrounds, or all locations under an activity code. The last is the date.

Take a simple example. A municipal campground with 8 pitches, open all summer, with no stars. To Insee, which counts campgrounds with more than 10 pitches, it does not exist. It does not exist in the Atout France register either, because it has no rating. Scalon counts it as an active campground. All three approaches are valid; they answer different questions.

| Publication | Figure | What it counts | Why it differs from 9,100 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Insee, Tourisme en 2026, as of January 1, 2026 | 7,370 | Campgrounds with more than 10 pitches, rated or not, including residential campgrounds, excluding Mayotte | Threshold of 11 pitches; January date; 1,924 unrated versus about 3,400 at Scalon |
| Insee, occupancy survey, 2025 season | 6,678 | Metropolitan France (excluding overseas territories), April to September, at least one short-stay pitch, monthly average | Excludes purely residential campgrounds and overseas territories; a seasonal average |
| FNHPA (the camping industry's trade federation), press kit, April 2026 | 7,637 | Campgrounds in France, scope not stated | The kit says unrated campgrounds, "mostly municipal," make up only 5% of all campgrounds, versus 26% for Insee and 37% for Scalon: the scopes differ |
| Vendée Expansion (the Vendée department's economic and tourism development agency), 2025 overview | 7,418 | Campgrounds in 2025, 855,056 pitches | Different date; scope not detailed |
| L'Officiel des terrains de camping (the French campground industry's trade magazine), 2023 | 8,338 | 7,525 rated or unrated campgrounds, plus 813 rural campgrounds (aires naturelles, meaning small rural campgrounds with a separate rating, and farm campgrounds) | The only source cited here that adds rural campgrounds; different date |
| Direction générale des entreprises (DGE, France's Directorate-General for Enterprise), 2023 figures | 7,460 | Campgrounds in France | Different date; source of the figure not stated |
| Atout France, November 2, 2026 | 5,679 | Star-rated campgrounds | Excludes unrated campgrounds |
| Sirene register (France's official register of businesses and their locations), November 2, 2026 | 10,668 | Open locations under code 55.30Z, of which 4,517 match a star-rated campground | Many entries are not active campgrounds |
| Urssaf (the French agency that collects payroll contributions), end of 2025 | 3,270 | Employer locations under code 55.30Z | Excludes campgrounds with no employees |
| Scalon, November 2026 | 9,053 | Active campgrounds, site by site |  |

There is no single "correct official figure" that overrides the others. 5,679 answers "how many campgrounds have a current rating?" 7,370 answers "how many campgrounds with more than 10 pitches does Insee count as of January 1?" 10,668 answers "how many addresses are registered under the campground code?" 9,100 answers "how many campgrounds can you visit, call, or prospect today?"

Caption: the number of campgrounds in France ranges from 5,679 star-rated campgrounds to 10,668 locations registered under the campground code. Scalon counts 9,053 active campgrounds, Insee 7,370. Sirene register and Atout France register as of November 2, 2026, FNHPA (April 2026), Insee (January 1, 2026 and 2025 season), Scalon (November 2026). Scalon Observatory, November 2026.

Chart data

| Source | Count |
| --- | --- |
| Sirene register, code 55.30Z | 10,668 |
| Active campgrounds (Scalon) | 9,053 |
| Federation (FNHPA), April 2026 | 7,637 |
| Insee, January 1, 2026 | 7,370 |
| Insee, open in the 2025 season | 6,678 |
| Star-rated, Atout France register | 5,679 |

What other sources say, in detail

- **Insee, 2025 occupancy survey**: of the 6,678 campgrounds open on average each month from April to September, 5,074 are star-rated and 1,604 unrated.
- **FNHPA, 2026 press kit**: 7,637 campgrounds, 147.5 million overnight stays in 2025; unrated campgrounds (+8.7% in overnight stays), "mostly municipal," make up 5% of all campgrounds.
- **L'Officiel des terrains de camping**: 1,533 campgrounds in a chain or corporate group in 2026, 1,498 in 2025.

### Why Scalon counts more campgrounds than Insee

The gap has two parts. For star-rated campgrounds, the Atout France register counts 5,679 as of November 2, 2026, and Insee 5,446 as of January 1: 233 more, partly because the register is more recent (649 campgrounds have received their current rating since January, including renewals; the share of newly rated campgrounds is not measured). For unrated campgrounds, Insee counts 1,924 and Scalon about 3,400: about 1,450 more.

Two causes can be quantified, and they do not explain everything:

- **Size.** Of 35 active unrated campgrounds whose size we know, 2 have 10 pitches or fewer. Applied to our estimate, that means about 200 campgrounds below Insee's threshold, between 53 and 628.
- **Date.** The net balance of openings and closures in the Sirene register is +45 in 2025: about a hundred campgrounds at most.

That leaves at least 700 unrated campgrounds that we find active and Insee does not count. Either its list misses some, or our method counts too many, for example a campground with two listings. We cannot yet determine which. Our estimate is between 2,500 and 4,400 unrated campgrounds: even its lower bound exceeds Insee's 1,924. So the luck of which sites we happened to sample cannot explain the gap on its own.

The FNHPA puts unrated campgrounds even lower, at 5% of all campgrounds; its scope is not described, and the gap with Insee (26%) shows that scope changes everything. How we get from 26,866 sites to 9,100 campgrounds: see level 1.

## How much revenue do campgrounds generate?

The campground and recreational vehicle park sector generated €3.3 billion in revenue excluding tax in 2021, according to Insee (5,028 businesses under code 55.30, 18,777 full-time equivalent jobs). The FNHPA, the trade federation, cites €4.7 billion in direct revenue and 34,540 jobs in 2025, based on a study by consulting firm Asterès using public data and the accounts of a series of campgrounds. The two figures do not conflict: the year and the method differ. Do not divide these totals by the number of campgrounds: the 5,028 businesses are not all campgrounds, and some operate several.

To understand what account size your offer targets, look at the companies themselves. Scalon linked the star-rated campgrounds to 4,145 operating companies. Of the 1,827 that publish accounts, 496 report zero revenue or keep their accounts confidential, and 745 have outdated accounts. That leaves 586 companies with nonzero revenue for a fiscal year ending in 2024 or later.

Half of these 586 companies make less than €1.22 million a year. A quarter make less than €0.47 million, and a quarter more than €2.70 million.

| Company revenue | Companies | Share of companies | Share of revenue |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Less than €0.25M | 85 | 14.5% | 0.6% |
| €0.25M to €0.5M | 68 | 11.6% | 1.1% |
| €0.5M to €1M | 100 | 17.1% | 3.4% |
| €1M to €2M | 137 | 23.4% | 9.1% |
| €2M to €5M | 133 | 22.7% | 19.1% |
| €5M to €10M | 37 | 6.3% | 11.5% |
| €10M and over | 26 | 4.4% | 55.2% |
| Total | 586 | 100% | 100% |

These companies' combined revenue reaches €2.19 billion: the sum of their accounts, not the sector's revenue. It is highly concentrated: the 26 companies with revenue of €10 million or more account for 55.2% of the total, and the top 10 for 45.5%. The largest, Homair Vacances, part of European Camping Group, alone operates 69 star-rated campgrounds (71 with its subsidiaries, 77 under the group's brands) and reports €486 million. The second, Siblu's main company, operates 21 of the brand's 29 star-rated campgrounds and reports €297 million. For anyone selling linens, equipment, or software, the typical account size is €0.5 million to €5 million: nearly two-thirds of companies fall in that range (63.1%).

Account size follows stars and market structure. Of the 547 companies that operate only one star-rated campground, half make less than €0.44 million for a 3-star, €1.64 million for a 4-star, and €3.37 million for a 5-star campground:

| Company's only star-rated campground | Companies | Half of companies make less than |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 star | 13 | €0.14M (rough estimate) |
| 2 stars | 44 | €0.24M |
| 3 stars | 145 | €0.44M |
| 4 stars | 273 | €1.64M |
| 5 stars | 71 | €3.37M |
| Aire naturelle | 1 | Not published (only one company) |
| Total | 547 |  |

Half of the 314 companies whose campgrounds are independent make less than €0.68 million, versus €2.07 million for the 269 network companies. This is the company's revenue, not the individual campground's: a company that operates several campgrounds reports the total.

## Which NAF code applies to a campground?

A campground is a developed site that accommodates tents, trailers, RVs, and lightweight lodging, for guests who do not make it their permanent home. Its NAF code (the French activity classification code, also called APE code), assigned to each location by Insee, is 55.30Z, "Terrains de camping et parcs pour caravanes ou véhicules de loisirs." This code is a reference, not a definition: it does not tell you whether a site is a campground.

As of November 2, 2026, the [Sirene register](/en/blog/sirene-database) lists 10,668 open locations under this code. We matched them with the Atout France register: 4,517 match a star-rated campground, or 4 in 10.

The code also misses campgrounds. Of 4,850 star-rated campgrounds found in the Sirene register, 203 are filed under another code: mostly 55.20Z (68), 55.10Z, the hotel code (51), or restaurant codes (43). Mountain huts and cabins fall under 55.20Z.

In practice, a list drawn only from code 55.30Z has 10,668 rows: 4,517 are star-rated campgrounds; the rest mix unrated campgrounds, RV stopover areas, individual rentals, companies with no physical site, and closed campgrounds; and 203 star-rated campgrounds are missing. Start with the Atout France list instead.

The code also counts jobs. According to Urssaf, 3,270 locations under this code employ at least one person at the end of 2025, with 14,055 employees, versus 2,967 locations in 2019. To size the campground market, cite a figure with its scope and date. See also [APE code, NAF code](/en/blog/naf-ape-code).

## Campground market terms, explained simply

Industry terms mean different things to different people. Here are the ones used in this article.

| Term | Plain definition |
| --- | --- |
| Star-rated campground | A campground awarded 1 to 5 stars by Atout France, for five years. The rating is voluntary. The register lists them. |
| Stars | Five categories, from 1 to 5. An accredited organization inspects the campground every five years, and the rating must also be renewed if the number of pitches in use increases by more than 10%. |
| Unrated campground | An active campground that is not in the rating register. Scalon estimates about 3,400. |
| Aire naturelle | A category of rated campground with no stars, limited to tents, trailers, and RVs, with no lightweight lodging, open at most six months a year. 30 appear in the register. |
| Declared campground (on a farm) | A site with at most 6 pitches or 20 people, registered with the town hall. It is not star-rated. |
| "Tourisme" or "loisirs" designation | Two rating designations. "Tourisme" (tourism): more than half the pitches are rented to short-stay guests. "Loisirs" (leisure): the campground is mainly residential. |
| Pitch | The space for a tent, trailer, RV, or lodging unit. The number of pitches measures a campground's size. |
| Mobile home and lightweight lodging | A mobile home is movable vacation lodging. Lightweight vacation lodging is a cabin, hut, or bungalow. |
| Residential leisure park | A site reserved for mobile homes and lightweight lodging. 168 appear in the Atout France register, separately from campgrounds. |
| Municipal campground | A campground owned by a municipality or a group of municipalities. It operates the campground itself or contracts it out to a company through a public service concession. It buys through public procurement. |
| Company-operated site | A campground that the network operates itself, either as owner or under a public service concession. The head office makes decisions for all its campgrounds. |
| Franchise | A chain whose campgrounds belong to separate companies that use the brand under contract. |
| Member network | A network of independent campgrounds that join together as an association or cooperative (Sunêlia, Sites et Paysages, Les Castels). The Groupement des campeurs universitaires (GCU, a university campers' association) is a separate case: an association that manages 87 campgrounds reserved for its members (76 star-rated in the register). |
| Corporate group | A set of companies under the same family or financial control, operating several campgrounds. |
| Independent | A campground that belongs to no chain, franchise, member network, or corporate group: it displays no network's name. |

## Six levels of market analysis

To avoid mixing denominators, the study moves through six levels, from the full universe to geography. Levels 2 to 5 use the same total, 9,053 campgrounds, or the 5,679 star-rated campgrounds when data is available only for them. In the text, figures are rounded: 9,100 campgrounds.

| Level | What it counts | Count |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1. The universe | Sites identified as campgrounds | 26,866 = 6,558 + 20,308 |
| 2. Activity | Active campgrounds, all of France | 9,053 = 5,679 + 3,374 |
| 3. Rating | Stars, aires naturelles, unrated | 30 to 2,354 per category; 3,374 unrated |
| 4. Size | Pitches, star-rated campgrounds | 96 pitches for the middle campground |
| 5. Market structure | Independents, franchises, member networks, company-operated sites | 7,653 independents, including 4,344 star-rated |
| 6. Geography | Region, department, coast | Occitanie 1,004; Vendée 310 |

### Level 1: the universe of sites

| Sites identified as campgrounds | Count | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Linked to a star-rated campground | 6,558 | 24.4% |
| Not linked to a star-rated campground | 20,308 | 75.6% |
| Total | 26,866 | 100% |

We start with 26,866 sites that public business listings or the Sirene register identify as campgrounds. The 6,558 sites linked to a star-rated campground correspond to the 5,679 campgrounds in the register: one campground can have several listings.

Of the 20,308 unlinked sites, we read 400, picked at random, then checked 84 individually on public pages. About 3,400 are distinct, active unrated campgrounds. The other 16,900 are duplicates, RV stopover areas, individual rentals within a campground, companies with no physical site, or closed campgrounds.

### Level 2: active campgrounds

| Campgrounds | Count | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Star-rated (Atout France register) | 5,679 | 62.7% |
| Estimated unrated | 3,374 | 37.3% |
| Total | 9,053 | 100% |

The 5,679 star-rated campgrounds come from the register. The roughly 3,400 unrated campgrounds are an estimate, detailed in the "Method" section. The total of 9,053 is therefore a rough estimate: between 8,200 and 10,100. That is why the title rounds it to 9,100.

### Level 3: rating

| Category | Campgrounds | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 star | 407 | 4.5% |
| 2 stars | 1,242 | 13.7% |
| 3 stars | 2,354 | 26.0% |
| 4 stars | 1,356 | 15.0% |
| 5 stars | 290 | 3.2% |
| Aires naturelles | 30 | 0.3% |
| Estimated unrated | 3,374 | 37.3% |
| Total | 9,053 | 100% |

Unrated campgrounds, an estimate, are the largest category, more than one campground in three. Among star-rated campgrounds, 3 stars dominate: 2,354, or more than 4 in 10 (41.5% of star-rated campgrounds). The high end remains a minority: 1,646 4- and 5-star campgrounds, including 290 5-star campgrounds. Insee gives the same ranking as of January 1, 2026, with a different base: campgrounds with more than 10 pitches.

The Insee table, with pitches

| Category (Insee, January 1, 2026) | Campgrounds | Pitches |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 star | 312 | 23,416 |
| 2 stars | 1,179 | 100,175 |
| 3 stars | 2,347 | 255,099 |
| 4 stars | 1,327 | 279,018 |
| 5 stars | 281 | 103,546 |
| Unrated | 1,924 | 87,048 |
| Total | 7,370 | 848,302 |

### Level 4: size

Size is measured in pitches, for star-rated campgrounds only: the register provides them.

| Pitches | Star-rated campgrounds | Share of star-rated | Share of the 9,053 total | Pitches | Share of pitches |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 to 49 | 1,076 | 18.9% | 11.9% | 35,626 | 4.7% |
| 50 to 99 | 1,886 | 33.2% | 20.8% | 137,046 | 18.2% |
| 100 to 199 | 1,787 | 31.5% | 19.7% | 247,406 | 32.9% |
| 200 to 499 | 787 | 13.9% | 8.7% | 231,151 | 30.7% |
| 500 and over | 143 | 2.5% | 1.6% | 100,911 | 13.4% |
| Unrated (size not measured) | 3,374 | — | 37.3% | — | — |
| Total | 9,053 | 100% | 100% | 752,140 | 100% |

Pitches at unrated campgrounds are not measured row by row. Of 35 active unrated campgrounds of known size, 21 have 11 to 49 pitches and 11 have 50 to 99: they are mostly small campgrounds.

The middle campground has 96 pitches; the average is 132. The market consists of midsize campgrounds: 4,460 of the 5,679 star-rated campgrounds have between 50 and 499 pitches (78.5%), but the largest carry considerable weight. The 930 campgrounds with 200 pitches or more (16.4% of star-rated campgrounds) hold 44.1% of pitches. Size follows the stars: a 5-star campground averages 367 pitches, a 3-star 103, a 2-star 82, and a 1-star 69. For a leisure equipment or linen supplier, the right measure is the pitch, not the campground.

### Level 5: market structure

For each star-rated campground, Scalon checks whether it belongs to a network and what type: company-operated sites, franchise, member network of independent campgrounds, or type not established. The others are independent. For unrated campgrounds, structure is assessed from the randomly selected sites: 3 in 155 display a network brand, giving a rough estimate of about 65 unrated campgrounds under a brand.

| Structure | Campgrounds | Share of star-rated | Share of total | Pitches | Share of pitches |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Independent, outside any chain, franchise, member network, or corporate group | 4,344 | 76.5% | 48.0% | 473,811 | 63.0% |
| Company-operated sites (corporate groups and integrated chains) | 624 | 11.0% | 6.9% | 154,749 | 20.6% |
| Franchise | 274 | 4.8% | 3.0% | 52,923 | 7.0% |
| Member network | 66 | 1.2% | 0.7% | 13,523 | 1.8% |
| Network of unestablished type | 371 | 6.5% | 4.1% | 57,134 | 7.6% |
| Independent unrated (estimated) | 3,309 | — | 36.6% | — | — |
| Unrated under a network brand (estimated) | 65 | — | 0.7% | — | — |
| Total | 9,053 | 100% | 100% | 752,140 | 100% |

Caption: more than eight campgrounds in ten are independent, rated or not. Star-rated campgrounds in the Atout France register (November 2, 2026) and unrated campgrounds estimated by Scalon, November 2026. Scalon Observatory, November 2026.

Chart data

| Structure | Campgrounds |
| --- | --- |
| Star-rated independents | 4,344 |
| Unrated independents (estimated) | 3,309 |
| Company-operated sites of groups and chains | 624 |
| Franchises | 274 |
| Member networks | 66 |
| Networks of unestablished type | 371 |
| Unrated under a brand | 65 |
| Total | 9,053 |

Three in four star-rated campgrounds are independent, and they hold 63.0% of pitches. Company-operated sites are the largest network segment: one in nine star-rated campgrounds, and one-fifth of pitches. A company-operated campground averages 248 pitches, a franchise campground 193, a member network campground 205, and an independent 109.

The importance of a network name varies greatly by star rating. Fewer than one in three 5-star campgrounds are independent; fewer than one in ten 2-star campgrounds belong to a network.

| Category | Star-rated campgrounds | Independents | Independent share | In a network | Network share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 star | 407 | 316 | 77.6% | 91 | 22.4% |
| 2 stars | 1,242 | 1,132 | 91.1% | 110 | 8.9% |
| 3 stars | 2,354 | 1,989 | 84.5% | 365 | 15.5% |
| 4 stars | 1,356 | 789 | 58.2% | 567 | 41.8% |
| 5 stars | 290 | 89 | 30.7% | 201 | 69.3% |
| Aires naturelles | 30 | 29 | 96.7% | 1 | 3.3% |
| Total | 5,679 | 4,344 | 76.5% | 1,335 | 23.5% |

### Level 6: geography

Star-rated campgrounds are concentrated on the coast. Metropolitan France's 26 coastal departments have 3,112 of them, and 67.7% of pitches.

| Area | Star-rated campgrounds | Share | Pitches | Share of pitches |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 26 coastal departments of metropolitan France | 3,112 | 54.8% | 509,048 | 67.7% |
| Other departments | 2,567 | 45.2% | 243,092 | 32.3% |
| Total star-rated campgrounds | 5,679 | 100% | 752,140 | 100% |

The breakdown by region and department is in Where are the campgrounds?.

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## Who makes decisions at a campground?

For anyone selling to campgrounds, market structure tells you who makes decisions. The counts for each case are at level 5. Scalon calls a campground independent if it belongs to no chain, franchise, member network, or corporate group.

Who you should talk to depends on the case:

- **Private independent campground**: the contact is the campground manager, or the owner of the company that operates it.
- **Municipal campground**: the municipality, which buys through public procurement; or the company it has contracted to run the campground. The 7,700 independents include municipal campgrounds: 368 of the 413 star-rated campgrounds operated by a local authority (the other 45 are entrusted to a network), and 17 of the 38 active unrated campgrounds we checked are municipal. We do not extrapolate a count from this.
- **Company-operated sites**: the head office makes decisions for all its campgrounds.
- **Franchise**: each franchisee, under the brand's rules, and the network's head office for group purchasing.
- **Member network**: each member, within the network's framework.
- **Small corporate group**: a company operating campgrounds in several municipalities (79 operators with 2 to 9 campgrounds) makes decisions at its head office. A company that runs several campgrounds in a single municipality is still counted among the independents (156 star-rated campgrounds).

**A benchmark from the trade press.** In March 2026, L'Officiel des terrains de camping counts 1,533 campgrounds in a chain or corporate group, or 19% of campgrounds and 35.5% of capacity (nearly 345,000 pitches). The figures are in the same range: at Scalon, 37.0% of star-rated pitches belong to a network. The trade publication compares its 1,533 campgrounds with a total of about 8,000; we compare our 1,400 with 9,100, including unrated campgrounds.

## What are the largest chains, and who operates them?

Scalon counts 106 networks: operators or brands present at 2 or more star-rated campgrounds. They have 1,335 star-rated campgrounds. The type indicates the likely contact, which should be checked: the head office for company-operated sites, each operator for a franchise, each member for a member network.

| Network type | Networks | Star-rated campgrounds | Examples |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Company-operated sites | 12 | 624 | PHA group (Capfun), Only Camp, European Camping Group (Homair), Sandaya, Huttopia |
| Franchise | 3 | 274 | Flower Campings, Yelloh! Village, Camping Paradis |
| Member network | 3 | 66 | Sunêlia, Sites et Paysages, Les Castels |
| Type not established | 88 | 371 | 79 small operators with 2 to 9 campgrounds (194 campgrounds); 9 named networks: Groupement des campeurs universitaires, Ciela Village, Seasonova, Tikayan |
| Total | 106 | 1,335 |  |

A network is a franchise when its campgrounds belong to several companies and a public page from the network says so. It is company-operated when a public page from the group says it operates its campgrounds itself, as owner or under a public service concession. It is a member network when a public source says it brings together independent campgrounds. When sources do not settle the question, we write "type not established": this applies to 88 networks, with only 371 star-rated campgrounds. Some networks are mixed: Flower Campings has 118 franchised campgrounds, according to its January 2026 press release, and operates others itself; we classify it by its main type. By size, 8 networks have 50 star-rated campgrounds or more, 14 have 10 to 49, and 84 have 2 to 9.

Here are the largest networks, ranked by number of star-rated campgrounds.

| Network | Star-rated campgrounds | Share of star-rated | Pitches | Type |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PHA group (Capfun, ClicoChic, Vagues Océanes) | 193 | 3.4% | 50,648 | Company-operated sites |
| Flower Campings | 141 | 2.5% | 18,328 | Franchise |
| Only Camp | 90 | 1.6% | 7,941 | Company-operated sites |
| Yelloh! Village | 88 | 1.5% | 26,603 | Franchise |
| European Camping Group (Homair, Marvilla Parks, Tohapi) | 77 | 1.4% | 25,269 | Company-operated sites |
| Groupement des campeurs universitaires | 76 | 1.3% | 7,415 | Type not established |
| Sandaya | 57 | 1.0% | 20,062 | Company-operated sites |
| Huttopia | 56 | 1.0% | 9,858 | Company-operated sites |
| Camping Paradis | 45 | 0.8% | 7,992 | Franchise |
| Vacances André Trigano | 36 | 0.6% | 5,087 | Company-operated sites |
| Sunêlia | 32 | 0.6% | 8,097 | Member network |
| Siblu | 29 | 0.5% | 14,651 | Company-operated sites |

Huttopia and Only Camp belong to the same corporate group: Only Camp says it has been "part of the Huttopia group since 2021" on its website, and Huttopia also acquired Terracamps (18 campgrounds), L'Officiel des terrains de camping reported on January 19, 2026. For a supplier, this is one account: 146 star-rated campgrounds (56 + 90), the second-largest combined total after the PHA group, excluding Terracamps. Huttopia aims for 200 campgrounds worldwide in 2026. Camping Paradis joined maeva&co, a subsidiary of the Pierre & Vacances-Center Parcs group, on December 31, 2025.

Some public benchmarks for comparison. Capfun lists 194 campgrounds in France on its website, versus 193 star-rated campgrounds for the PHA group, whose main brand is Capfun. Siblu lists 29 campgrounds in France, and we count 29 in the register, including 21 run by its main company; its website cites €281 million in France revenue in 2025, while the company's accounts cover a different fiscal year and scope. Flower Campings lists 146 campgrounds on its website on November 9, 2026, versus 141 star-rated. These public figures include unrated or recent campgrounds; ours cover only star-rated campgrounds.

Behind the campground names are corporate groups. Scalon traced the links between parent companies and subsidiaries of several network heads in the business register:

| Group in the register (November 9, 2026) | Companies | Linked star-rated campgrounds |
| --- | --- | --- |
| The Houé family, which runs Capfun | 242 | 139 |
| Huttopia | 73 | 54 |
| Homair Vacances | 5 | 71 |
| Only Camp | 7 | 66 |
| Tikayan | 17 | 12 |
| Sandaya Investissements | 16 | 12 |
| Chadotel | 6 | 6 |

These figures count only campgrounds operated by companies the register links to the group. For the Houé family, 139 of the 193 star-rated campgrounds under the PHA group's brands; for Only Camp, 66 of the 90 campgrounds. The others are run by companies the register does not link to the group. Homair Vacances is the company that operates 71 star-rated campgrounds with its subsidiaries, versus 77 under European Camping Group's brands. For a supplier, the account is still the brand. A corporate group is a separate account: one contact for several companies. An offer signed at the head office of a franchise or member network does not mean every operator agrees; in a chain of company-operated sites, the head office decides.

## What do campgrounds offer? Specialties and submarkets

A supplier targets a submarket, not "campgrounds" in general. Scalon recorded what the 5,679 star-rated campgrounds offer: the register gives their designation and who operates them; public business listings (5,123 campgrounds out of 5,679) give their services. A campground can offer several services: the shares do not add up to 100%. Listed services are minimum counts.

| Specialty or submarket | Campgrounds | Share | Base |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RV stopover area | 1,307 | 25.5% | 5,123 star-rated campgrounds with a public listing |
| Unusual lodging or cabins | 1,067 | 20.8% | 5,123 star-rated campgrounds with a public listing |
| Mobile home rentals | 854 | 16.7% | 5,123 star-rated campgrounds with a public listing |
| Pool or water park | 799 | 15.6% | 5,123 star-rated campgrounds with a public listing |
| Restaurant or bar | 588 | 11.5% | 5,123 star-rated campgrounds with a public listing |
| Kids' club | 204 | 4.0% | 5,123 star-rated campgrounds with a public listing |
| "Loisirs" designation (mainly residential) | 881 | 15.5% | 5,679 star-rated campgrounds |
| Operated by a local authority (minimum) | 413 | 7.3% | 5,679 star-rated campgrounds |
| Farm campground (name or listing) | 87 | 1.5% | 5,679 star-rated campgrounds |
| Aire naturelle | 30 | 0.5% | 5,679 star-rated campgrounds |
| 4- and 5-star campgrounds | 1,646 | 29.0% | 5,679 star-rated campgrounds |
| 5-star campgrounds | 290 | 5.1% | 5,679 star-rated campgrounds; 367 pitches on average |
| Coastal campgrounds | 3,112 | 54.8% | 5,679 star-rated campgrounds in the 26 coastal departments |
| Network campgrounds | 1,335 | 23.5% | 5,679 star-rated campgrounds (minimum) |
| Unrated campgrounds | About 3,400 |  | Scalon estimate |
| Accueil Vélo (France's bike-friendly tourism label) campgrounds | 1,101 |  | FNHPA, 2026 press kit |

There are far more municipal campgrounds than the 413 star-rated ones: more than 4 in 10 active unrated campgrounds we checked are municipal (17 in 38). For anyone selling to municipalities, the market is therefore larger than the register, and purchasing goes through public procurement.

Of the 5,123 star-rated campgrounds with a public listing, more than one in four lists an RV stopover area (1,307): for anyone selling RV service stations, water, or electricity, this is the first target. One in five lists cabins or unusual lodging (1,067), and one in six rents mobile homes (854). Leisure equipment is concentrated at the high end: of the 799 star-rated campgrounds listing a pool or water park, 539 have 4 or 5 stars. Declared campgrounds, with at most 6 pitches or 20 people, are not star-rated: they are part of the unrated category. A neighboring market has its own article: [the number of hotels in France](/en/observatory/number-of-hotels-in-france).

## Where are the campgrounds?

Occitanie has the most star-rated campgrounds (1,004), ahead of Nouvelle-Aquitaine (973) and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (787). Together, the top two regions have more than one-third. Unrated campgrounds have not been individually mapped: the table covers the 5,679 star-rated campgrounds.

| Region | Star-rated campgrounds | Share of star-rated | Pitches | Per 100,000 residents |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Occitanie | 1,004 | 17.7% | 139,102 | 16.4 |
| Nouvelle-Aquitaine | 973 | 17.1% | 151,423 | 15.8 |
| Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 787 | 13.9% | 72,916 | 9.6 |
| Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 550 | 9.7% | 79,269 | 10.5 |
| Bretagne | 538 | 9.5% | 71,265 | 15.6 |
| Pays de la Loire | 517 | 9.1% | 79,997 | 13.2 |
| Hauts-de-France | 338 | 6.0% | 44,332 | 5.6 |
| Normandie | 254 | 4.5% | 33,663 | 7.6 |
| Grand Est | 184 | 3.2% | 21,058 | 3.3 |
| Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | 182 | 3.2% | 16,588 | 6.5 |
| Centre-Val de Loire | 151 | 2.7% | 15,017 | 5.8 |
| Corse | 140 | 2.5% | 17,613 | 39.4 |
| Île-de-France | 60 | 1.1% | 9,791 | 0.5 |
| La Réunion | 1 | 0.0% | 106 | 0.1 |
| Total star-rated campgrounds | 5,679 | 100% | 752,140 | 8.3 in France |
| Estimated unrated (region not measured) | 3,374 |  |  |  |
| Total active campgrounds | 9,053 |  |  |  |

Counts are not densities. Relative to population, star-rated campgrounds range from 0.5 per 100,000 residents in Île-de-France to 39.4 in Corsica (Corse); the national average is 8.3.

For a delivery area or a field sales team, the department matters more than the region. Vendée leads with 310 star-rated campgrounds, ahead of Charente-Maritime (256) and Ardèche (218). Density tells a different story: Lozère has 66.7 star-rated campgrounds per 100,000 residents, Ardèche 65.2, and Hautes-Alpes 64.1, versus 43.4 for Vendée. At the other end, Meurthe-et-Moselle has 0.5 (4 campgrounds), and Paris even fewer (only one). 96 departments have at least one star-rated campground.

The top 15 departments

| Department | Star-rated campgrounds | Pitches | Per 100,000 residents |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Vendée | 310 | 54,648 | 43.4 |
| Charente-Maritime | 256 | 42,465 | 38.1 |
| Ardèche | 218 | 20,750 | 65.2 |
| Hérault | 206 | 44,167 | 16.7 |
| Var | 199 | 39,054 | 17.8 |
| Finistère | 192 | 25,975 | 20.6 |
| Morbihan | 192 | 26,502 | 24.5 |
| Dordogne | 178 | 18,768 | 42.6 |
| Pyrénées-Orientales | 162 | 31,711 | 32.6 |
| Landes | 138 | 36,465 | 31.8 |
| Pas-de-Calais | 137 | 19,446 | 9.4 |
| Gironde | 119 | 28,671 | 7.0 |
| Loire-Atlantique | 115 | 18,242 | 7.7 |
| Gard | 114 | 17,834 | 14.8 |
| Côtes-d'Armor | 103 | 12,498 | 16.8 |

## Is the market changing? Ratings, openings, and closures

Ratings last five years, creating a recurring deadline for campgrounds: 2,149 star-rated campgrounds (37.8%) reach it between November 9, 2026 and November 8, 2027. They have 284,944 pitches, or 37.9% of the total. The peak is in June 2027, with 438 deadlines. This is a time when a campground has its equipment inspected and may rethink its offering.

Caption: 438 ratings expire in June 2027, the busiest month; deadlines are concentrated from May to July, then in September and October 2027. Star-rated campgrounds in the Atout France register, November 2026 to November 2027. Scalon Observatory, November 2026.

Chart data

| Expiration month | Star-rated campgrounds |
| --- | --- |
| November 2026 | 58 |
| December 2026 | 15 |
| January 2027 | 7 |
| February 2027 | 5 |
| March 2027 | 24 |
| April 2027 | 107 |
| May 2027 | 270 |
| June 2027 | 438 |
| July 2027 | 327 |
| August 2027 | 190 |
| September 2027 | 263 |
| October 2027 | 362 |
| November 2027 (through the 8th) | 83 |
| Total | 2,149 |

The year of star-rated campgrounds' current rating

| Year of current rating | Star-rated campgrounds |
| --- | --- |
| 2020 | 2 |
| 2021 | 335 |
| 2022 | 2,328 |
| 2023 | 1,310 |
| 2024 | 654 |
| 2025 | 401 |
| 2026 | 649 |
| Total | 5,679 |

The largest cohort is from 2022: 2,328 campgrounds (41.0%). The 649 ratings from 2026 include renewals. In the November 2, 2026 register, 264 campgrounds have a rating older than five years: 215 received an extension, 49 did not. A list needs a date: within a year, ratings expire and new campgrounds receive ratings.

A count is a snapshot at a given date; it does not say how many campgrounds closed during the year. The Sirene register does, however, date each location's opening and closure under code 55.30Z: in 2024, it records 447 openings and 512 closures; in 2025, 439 openings and 394 closures. The balance is −65 in 2024 and +45 in 2025. The code includes locations that are not campgrounds, and a closure in the register can also be a campground taken over under a new registration number. The total changes little, but it does change.

Networks are growing. According to L'Officiel des terrains de camping, France has 1,533 campgrounds in a chain or corporate group in 2026, versus 1,498 in 2025 (+35). Integrated groups rise from 954 to 1,029 campgrounds (+75); chains and franchises fall from 566 to 519 (−47). Integrated groups are gaining ground.

Business remains strong: Insee counts 147.6 million overnight stays at campgrounds in 2025, from April to September in metropolitan France; the FNHPA reports +4.5% over 2024. The same federation counts nearly 2,000 campgrounds in risk zones (flooding, coastal flooding, fire, coastal erosion); coastal erosion alone could affect nearly 1,000 by 2100.

## How do you reach campgrounds and build a prospect list?

A campground can almost always be reached online or by phone:

- **Almost always a website**: 98% of star-rated campgrounds list a website in the Atout France register.
- **Almost always a phone number**: 5,079 of the 5,679 star-rated campgrounds, or 89.4%, have a phone number on their online listings (public business listings, business directories, website…).
- **An email for more than 1 in 5**: 1,285 of the 5,679 star-rated campgrounds (22.6%) publish an email address on their website or listings.
- **Facebook first**: of the 3,483 star-rated campgrounds whose business directory listing or website we read, 68% link to a Facebook page, 1 in 3 to Instagram.

To build a prospect list or check a few campgrounds in your area yourself, six steps are enough:

1. Download Atout France's list of star-rated campgrounds from data.gouv.fr and filter by your department, stars, and number of pitches.
2. Read each campground website's legal notice to find the company that operates it.
3. Look up that company in the Annuaire des entreprises (the French government's free business directory): if it operates other campgrounds, it is one account for several campgrounds.
4. Set aside campgrounds whose website or listings show no recent signs of activity: they may be closed.
5. Sort by rating date: 2,149 campgrounds come up for renewal by November 2027.
6. For unrated campgrounds, which are not on any list, start with municipal websites in your area (17 of the 38 active unrated campgrounds we checked are municipal), then entries under code 55.30Z in your department, excluding those with no website or recent reviews.

A good list tells you which case each campground falls into and which company runs it.

Need the list of campgrounds in France? We send it with the contact details available, for the scope you choose.

## How do you use these figures for a market study?

### Size an addressable market

An offer for all campgrounds starts with 9,100; for star-rated campgrounds, with 5,679 and their 752,140 pitches; for head offices, with the 106 networks.

### Segment the market

Combine stars, size, and structure: you do not approach an independent 3-star campground with 50 to 99 pitches the same way as a chain's 5-star campground averaging 367 pitches. The "If you sell…" table at the top of the page gives the target for each offer.

### Choose an area

To compare two areas, use counts relative to population, as in "Where are the campgrounds?"

### Track a changing market

A study needs a date and regular updates: 2,149 ratings expire in the next twelve months, see Is the market changing?. The Observatory publishes its counts with their date and method.

## Frequently asked questions

### How many independent campgrounds are there in France?

About 7,700 campgrounds are outside any chain, franchise, member network, or corporate group, including 4,344 star-rated campgrounds. They represent 85% of active campgrounds and 63.0% of star-rated pitches. Some are municipal campgrounds, which buy through public procurement.

### How many campground chains are there in France?

Scalon counts 106 networks, including 79 small operators with 2 to 9 campgrounds. They have 1,335 star-rated campgrounds: 12 company-operated networks (624 campgrounds), 3 franchises (274), 3 member networks (66), and 88 networks whose type is not established (371). Eight networks have 50 campgrounds or more.

### How many campground franchises are there in France?

Three networks are franchises, with 274 star-rated campgrounds: Flower Campings (141), Yelloh! Village (88), and Camping Paradis (45). Mixed networks are classified by their main type.

### How many 5-star campgrounds are there in France?

290 5-star campgrounds in the Atout France register as of November 2, 2026, averaging 367 pitches. Insee counts 281 as of January 1, 2026. 69% of 5-star campgrounds belong to a network.

### How much revenue does a campground generate?

It is not available campground by campground: accounts belong to companies, and half of the 586 companies that publish them make less than €1.22 million a year. For a company with only one campground, that is less than €0.44 million for a 3-star, €1.64 million for a 4-star, and €3.37 million for a 5-star campground.

### Which NAF code should a campground register under?

55.30Z, "Terrains de camping et parcs pour caravanes ou véhicules de loisirs." It covers 10,668 open locations in the Sirene register, of which 4,517 are star-rated campgrounds, and it misses some: 203 star-rated campgrounds fall under another code.

### Why do campground counts differ?

Because they count different units and scopes: campgrounds with more than 10 pitches (Insee, 7,370), campgrounds open on average during the season (Insee, 6,678), star-rated campgrounds (Atout France, 5,679), employer locations (Urssaf, 3,270), register entries (10,668), or active campgrounds (Scalon, 9,053).

### How many campground pitches are there in France?

752,140 pitches in the 5,679 star-rated campgrounds in the Atout France register as of November 2, 2026. The middle campground has 96, and the average is 132. Insee counts 848,302 pitches in 7,370 campgrounds as of January 1, 2026, including unrated and residential campgrounds.

## Method

The total comes from Scalon's database, which brings together each location's Sirene register entries, public business listings, online booking pages, and business directory listings. The official Atout France rating register, downloaded on November 2, 2026, was matched with this database. Scope: campgrounds, including overseas territories; excludes hotels, vacation residences, and residential leisure parks rated separately. Scalon read 400 randomly selected sites from those not linked to a star-rated campground, had each reading checked by an independent second reading, then checked 84 sites individually on public pages. The calculation gives 9,053 campgrounds, rounded to 9,100.

Method details and limits

**Unit and universe.** The unit is the campground: a site that accommodates tents, trailers, RVs, or lightweight lodging for short-stay or year-round guests. A company operating several campgrounds counts as that many campgrounds. The universe starts with the 5,679 star-rated campgrounds in the register as of November 2, 2026 and 26,866 sites that public business listings or the Sirene register identify as campgrounds, including 20,308 not linked to a star-rated campground.

**Total.** The total adds the 5,679 star-rated campgrounds and an estimated 3,374 unrated campgrounds, giving 9,053. Among 400 randomly selected sites, the calculation keeps those that both Scalon's reading and the independent second reading judge to be campgrounds, counting each campground seen through several sites only once, then applies the confirmation rates from the web checks. The 95% interval runs from 2,483 to 4,387 unrated campgrounds, or 8,162 to 10,066 campgrounds in total (±10.5%); it covers only random sampling variation.

**Variants.** The total changes little with the reading choices: 8,876 without weak evidence, 8,998 with Scalon's reading alone, 9,094 with the second reading alone, a maximum difference of 2.0%. Without merging campgrounds seen through several sites, the total would rise to 10,581: this variant inflates the count and is not used.

**Quality check.** Scalon read 100 randomly selected sites twice (22 star-rated campgrounds and 78 unrated sites, in proportion to the universe), each reading without seeing the other, then resolved disagreements by rereading each record. The two readings agree 95 times out of 100 on "campground to count or not" (between 88.8% and 97.8%, 95% interval) and 87 times out of 100 on the exact type. 3 errors are attributable to Scalon's reading, or 3% (between 1.0% and 8.5%), and 2 to the second reading.

**Web checks.** 84 sites were checked individually on public pages: of the 61 sites retained as campgrounds, 38 are active in 2025–2026, 5 duplicate a star-rated campground, 7 are closed, 8 remain untraceable, and 3 are not campgrounds; of the 23 uncertain sites, none is active. Of the 35 active campgrounds of known size, 33 have 11 pitches or more; among the 38 active sites checked, 17 are municipal campgrounds and 12 are private campgrounds. These 17 give the sample's share, not a count: the extrapolation (1,509, between 1,017 and 2,034) has an interval half-width exceeding our 15% limit for publishing a count.

**Structure and networks.** Structure is assessed for the 5,679 star-rated campgrounds. We collected networks' public lists from their websites (Flower Campings, Yelloh! Village, Camping Paradis, Sunêlia, Sites et Paysages, Les Castels, Ciela Village, Campéole, Homair, Tohapi, Huttopia, Only Camp, Sandaya, Siblu, Chadotel, Tikayan, and others), then matched each campground in the register to its network by its listed website, then by name and postal code. 50 randomly selected matches were checked by hand: 49 are correct, 1 is doubtful (same municipality and name, a different brand in the register, dated before an acquisition). Each network's type comes from a cited public page: franchisee recruitment (franchise), independent owners (member network), direct operation (company-operated sites). Without evidence, the type remains "not established": this applies to the Groupement des campeurs universitaires, an association that manages its sites, and to Ciela Village. A star-rated campground outside these lists whose name, website, or listing carries a network brand is assigned to that brand. For unrated campgrounds, 3 of the 155 retained sites display a brand: the figure of about 65 campgrounds under a brand is a rough estimate drawn from those 3 sites.

**Corporate groups.** For the largest network heads, Scalon traced the links between parent companies and subsidiaries in the business register. A corporate group brings together companies linked to the same parent company or the same person who runs them. These checks cover only some networks: the figures are minimums.

**Revenue.** It comes from the published accounts of 586 operating companies with a fiscal year ending in 2024 or later and nonzero revenue. Of 4,145 operating companies, 1,827 publish accounts; 496 have zero revenue or confidential accounts and 745 have outdated fiscal years, and are excluded. Revenue belongs to the company, not the campground.

**Geography.** The 26 coastal departments of metropolitan France are those bordering the English Channel, Atlantic, or Mediterranean, including Eure (Seine estuary); the list is kept with the article.

**Comparison with public sources.** Totals are compared with Insee (Tourisme en 2026, occupancy survey, sector profile 55.30), Urssaf, Atout France, the FNHPA, the Direction générale des entreprises, and the trade press (L'Officiel des terrains de camping, Vendée Expansion). The Sirene register is dated November 2, 2026, and the Sirene snapshot used to link campgrounds to companies is dated September 24, 2026. The structure, revenue, and geographic calculations for this version were finalized on November 9, 2026.

**Rounding.** Shares are calculated from the displayed counts and rounded to one decimal place; they do not always add up to exactly 100%.

**Edition history.** The November 2, 2026 version used Insee's count (7,370) as a benchmark and counted at most 4,523 star-rated campgrounds outside any chain or brand. Its title showed 7,400, Insee's figure, which counts only campgrounds with more than 10 pitches. The November 9 version moves to 9,100: it adds about 3,400 active unrated campgrounds, measured site by site, to the 5,679 star-rated campgrounds. The November 9 version adds Scalon's count, market structure by network type, and a definition of independence based on chains, franchises, member networks, and corporate groups; a company or website shared by campgrounds in the same municipality is only noted, without making them a network (156 independent star-rated campgrounds). After review, a campground closed in 2026 is removed from the total, and the Groupement des campeurs universitaires and Ciela Village move to type not established.

**Limits.** Unrated campgrounds are an estimate: their size, structure, and geography are not measured row by row. A campground appearing in two unmerged listings is counted twice, and a closed campground may still be counted if it remains visible. A network whose campgrounds share no brand, website, or company escapes the count; franchisees that each have their own company and website are not always linked to their network. Airotel, Campings maeva, and Terracamps have no list that was read: their campgrounds may be counted as independent, and the number of network campgrounds is a minimum. Pitch shares come from the Atout France register for star-rated campgrounds only. Services shown in listings are minimums. Public figures (FNHPA, trade press, DGE) come from reports that do not always detail their scope. The commands that reproduce each figure are kept with the article.

## Key takeaways

France has 9,100 active campgrounds, versus 10,668 rows in the register under the campground code. More than eight in ten are independent, outside any chain, franchise, member network, or corporate group, including municipal campgrounds; networks have about 1,400, with more than one-third of star-rated pitches. Most sales happen campground by campground: even under a network name, each franchisee or member decides for its own campground.

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1. 01How many campgrounds, depending on your question?
2. 02Why does the campground count vary by source?
3. 03How much revenue do campgrounds generate?
4. 04Which NAF code applies to a campground?
5. 05Campground market terms, explained simply
6. 06Six levels of market analysis
7. 07Who makes decisions at a campground?
8. 08What are the largest chains, and who operates them?
9. 09What do campgrounds offer? Specialties and submarkets
10. 10Where are the campgrounds?
11. 11Is the market changing? Ratings, openings, and closures
12. 12How do you reach campgrounds and build a prospect list?
13. 13How do you use these figures for a market study?
14. 14Frequently asked questions
15. 15Method
16. 16Key takeaways

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> Scalon Observatory, "Number of Campgrounds in France: 9,100 in 2026," November 9, 2026: 9,100 active campgrounds in France, including overseas territories (estimate: 5,679 star-rated campgrounds as of November 2, 2026 according to Atout France and an estimated 3,400 unrated, between 8,200 and 10,100 in total); 7,370 campgrounds as of January 1, 2026 (Insee); 10,668 open locations under code 55.30Z in the Sirene register, of which 4,517 match a star-rated campground; about 7,700 independent campgrounds, outside any chain, franchise, member network, or corporate group; 106 networks, 1,335 star-rated campgrounds. [https://scalon.fr/en/observatory/number-of-campgrounds-in-france](/en/observatory/number-of-campgrounds-in-france)

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- [Le classement des campings, Atout France](https://www.atout-france.fr/fr/classement/camping)
- [Les terrains de camping aménagés et parcs résidentiels, Direction générale des entreprises, mise à jour du 28 août 2026](https://www.entreprises.gouv.fr/espace-entreprises/s-informer-sur-la-reglementation/les-terrains-de-camping-amenages-et-parcs)
- [Code du tourisme, article D.332-1-1, mentions tourisme et loisirs, Légifrance](https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/codes/section_lc/LEGITEXT000006074073/LEGISCTA000006143214/)
- [Établissements employeurs et effectifs salariés du secteur privé par code APE, Urssaf open data](https://open.urssaf.fr/explore/dataset/nombre-detablissements-employeurs-et-effectifs-salaries-du-secteur-prive-france-/)
- [Sous-classe 55.30Z, NAF rév. 2, Insee](https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/nafr2/sousClasse/55.30Z)
- [Sous-classe 55.20Z, NAF rév. 2, Insee](https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/nafr2/sousClasse/55.20Z)
- [Chaînes et groupes en 2026, hors-série de L'Officiel des terrains de camping, 30 mars 2026](https://www.ot-campings.com/l-actualite/edition/hors-serie-chaines-et-groupes-en-2026-il-arrive)
- [Chaînes et groupes : toujours plus de campings, L'Officiel des terrains de camping, 19 mars 2025](https://www.ot-campings.com/l-actualite/chaines-et-groupes-toujours-plus-de-campings)
- [Le groupe Huttopia rachète Terracamps, L'Officiel des terrains de camping, 19 janvier 2026](https://www.ot-campings.com/l-actualite/chaines-groupes-to/chaines-et-groupes/le-groupe-huttopia-rachete-terracamps)
- [La France, leader européen du camping, L'Officiel des terrains de camping, 28 février 2023](https://www.ot-campings.com/l-actualite/la-france-leader-europeen-du-camping)
- [Camping Paradis élu meilleure enseigne en franchise 2026, L'Officiel des terrains de camping, 16 juin 2026](https://www.ot-campings.com/l-actualite/distinction/camping-paradis-elu-meilleure-enseigne-en-franchise-2026)
- [Panorama des chaînes de l'hôtellerie de plein air en 2025, Vendée Expansion](https://tourisme.vendee-expansion.fr/info-thematique/panorama-des-chaines-de-lhotellerie-de-plein-air-en-2025/)
- [Only Camp, collectivités](https://www.onlycamp.fr/collectivites)
- [La famille Houé reprend Vagues Océanes, Décisions HPA](https://www.decisions-hpa.com/campings/chaines-groupes/la-famille-houe-reprend-vagues-oceanes-le-tour-operateur-specialise-camping/72913)
- [Capfun, campings en France](https://www.capfun.com/)
- [Siblu, qui sommes-nous](https://www.sibluforgood.fr/qui-sommes-nous)
- [Flower Campings, liste des campings](https://www.flowercampings.com/campings-france) and [communiqué de janvier 2026](https://pro.flowercampings.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/CP-campagne-Flower-Campings-2026.pdf)
- Sirene register (Insee), public business listings, online booking pages, business directories, campground websites: read in the Scalon database on November 2 and 9, 2026.

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