Sainte-Maxime’s municipal aire or the Chez Marcel aire in Les Issambres: where to stop with your motorhome?
Two motorhome aires 12 km apart. Sainte-Maxime’s municipal aire is a barrier-controlled car park on the Neuenbürg roundabout: €7 to €12 a day per vehicle, free water and waste disposal, but no electricity or showers, a 48-hour limit, and many reviews mention traffic noise, even at night. The Chez Marcel aire, in Les Issambres, has 14 pitches facing La Gaillarde beach: €16 to €24 a night for two, electricity, water and waste disposal included, the campsite’s showers 50 m away and no limit on your stay.
A tight budget and a self-sufficient van to explore Sainte-Maxime: the municipal aire. Quiet nights facing the sea, with electricity and showers: Chez Marcel.
| Criterion | Chez Marcel aire (Les Issambres) |
Sainte-Maxime municipal aire (Neuenbürg roundabout) |
|---|---|---|
| Type of aire | Private aire, a dedicated area of the 4★ Au Paradis des Campeurs campsite | Barrier-controlled town car park, reserved for motorhomes |
| Pitches | 14 pitches of 30 to 32 m², stabilised gravel, sunny | Around thirty unmarked spaces in a car park |
| Maximum length | 7.5 m; longer vehicles go on campsite pitches up to 13 m | No length stated; 3.5 t maximum, no twin axles or trailers |
| Price per night (2 people) | €16 to €24: €16 from October to mid-December, €18 from January to early May, €24 in July and August — 2026 rates checked on 22 Sept 2026 (see rates) | €7 to €12 a day per vehicle: €7 from 1 October to 31 March, €12 from 1 April to 30 September — rates checked on 22 Sept 2026 (source) |
| Included in the price | Vehicle, electricity, water, waste disposal; use of the campsite’s toilet blocks and facilities (tourist tax extra) | Parking only; free water and waste disposal, open access |
| Electricity | Included — 6 A | No — generators not allowed |
| Water & waste disposal | Included | Free: service point outside the barrier (water, grey water, cassette) |
| Toilets & showers | The campsite’s toilet blocks, 50 m away | None: no toilets, no showers |
| Length of stay | No limit, from 1 night | 48 hours maximum |
| Opening | All year round | All year round, 24/7 |
| Booking | Online or by phone; €2.50 booking fee | Not possible: first come, first served; ticket on entry, pay on exit |
| Beach & surroundings | Facing La Gaillarde beach: 40 m, a 1-minute walk through a tunnel under the D559; “a quiet place”, say the reviews | Town beach 1.5 km away on foot (20 min); car park on the Neuenbürg roundabout, along Avenue du 8-Mai-1945; road and roundabout noise reported in many reviews, even at night |
| On-site services | Azéa restaurant (panoramic sea view), snack bar, grocery, launderette, wifi, sports ground, playground | None on site; fast-food restaurant opposite, supermarket 700 m away; town centre and ferries to Saint-Tropez a 20 to 25-minute walk |
| Pets | Welcome, supplement depending on the season (category 1 and 2 dogs not allowed) | Welcome, on a lead; dog park 130 m away |
| Best for | One night or several, quietly facing the sea, with electricity and showers, in any season | A tight budget and a self-sufficient motorhome, to see Sainte-Maxime and take the boat to Saint-Tropez |
Two ways to stop over
Chez Marcel aire
An aire of 14 pitches reserved for motorhomes, vans and campervans, part of the 4-star Au Paradis des Campeurs campsite. Electricity, water and waste disposal included; the campsite’s toilet blocks, Azéa restaurant, grocery and launderette are yours to use.
- Electricity and showers included
- La Gaillarde beach 40 m away
- No limit on your stay
- €16 to €24 a night for two
Sainte-Maxime municipal aire
A barrier-controlled car park run by the town, reserved for motorhomes, on the Neuenbürg roundabout, a 20-minute walk from Sainte-Maxime’s centre and harbour. Free water and waste disposal; no electricity, no toilets, no showers.
- €7 to €12 a day per vehicle
- No booking, 48 hours maximum
- No awnings, tables or chairs
- Traffic noise reported in reviews
Where are Chez Marcel and the Sainte-Maxime aire?
The two aires are about 12 km apart, around 20 minutes along the D559, the coast road between Les Issambres and Sainte-Maxime.
How to choose?
What budget for a night?
The Sainte-Maxime aire is the cheaper one: €7 from October to March, €12 from April to September, per vehicle. Chez Marcel costs €16 to €24 for two, €6 to €17 more depending on the season, for electricity, showers, a booked pitch and the beach 40 m away.
Looking for a quiet night?
In Sainte-Maxime, the car park sits on the Neuenbürg roundabout and Avenue du 8-Mai-1945: road noise comes up in many reviews, including at night (37 of the 90 reviews on Campercontact mention it). At Chez Marcel, you sleep facing the sea, on an aire that reviewers describe as quiet.
Staying more than two nights?
The Sainte-Maxime aire limits parking to 48 hours and cannot be booked. At Chez Marcel, you stay as many nights as you like, with a pitch booked online.
A large motorhome?
The Sainte-Maxime aire sets no length limit, but turns away vehicles over 3.5 t, with twin axles or with a trailer. The Chez Marcel aire takes vehicles up to 7.5 m; beyond that, the Au Paradis des Campeurs campsite has pitches up to 13 m.
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