{"id":10865,"date":"2026-09-21T14:36:17","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T12:36:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/auparadisdescampeurs.com\/?page_id=10865"},"modified":"2026-09-29T16:25:22","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T14:25:22","slug":"comparison","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/auparadisdescampeurs.com\/en\/chez-marcel-motorhome-area\/comparison\/","title":{"rendered":"Our motorhome aire comparisons: Chez Marcel vs the aires of the French Riviera"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Our motorhome aire comparisons: Chez Marcel vs the aires of the French Riviera<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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The Chez Marcel<\/strong> motorhome area, at La Gaillarde (Les Issambres): 14 pitches<\/strong> for motorhomes, vans and campervans, La Gaillarde beach 40 m away<\/strong>, 6 A electricity, fresh water and waste disposal included<\/strong>, and access to the whole 4-star campsite Au Paradis des Campeurs<\/strong>. Open all year round<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Around us, the aires are very different: municipal, private, or set inside a campsite. We compare them criterion by criterion<\/strong>, with real prices, dated and sourced on both sides<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Book the Chez Marcel aire<\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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Aerial view \u2014 the Chez Marcel aire, La Gaillarde beach 40 m away and the Mediterranean \u00b7 \u00a9 IGN<\/figcaption>\n <\/a>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n\n

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Camping de Saint-Aygulf Plage or Chez Marcel?<\/a><\/h3>\n

<\/use><\/svg>Saint-Aygulf (Fr\u00e9jus) \u00b7 Updated September 2026<\/p>\n

Motorhome pitches on a large 4-star campsite with a pool complex, from April to October (\u20ac20 to \u20ac43 a night), or our aire facing the beach, open all year round (\u20ac16 to \u20ac24)? Checked prices, services, length limits and opening dates: the side-by-side to choose your stopover.<\/p>\n

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Sainte-Maxime aire or Chez Marcel?<\/a><\/h3>\n

<\/use><\/svg>Sainte-Maxime (Neuenb\u00fcrg roundabout) \u00b7 Updated September 2026<\/p>\n

A barrier-controlled town car park with no electricity or showers, a 48-hour limit and traffic noise according to many reviews (\u20ac7 to \u20ac12 a day), or our quiet aire facing the beach, open all year round (\u20ac16 to \u20ac24)? Checked prices, services and length of stay: the side-by-side to choose your stopover.<\/p>\n

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Ramatuelle aire or Chez Marcel?<\/a><\/h3>\n

<\/use><\/svg>Ramatuelle (Pampelonne beach) \u00b7 Updated September 2026<\/p>\n

The large municipal aire behind Pampelonne beach, with no electricity or showers and a 4-day limit (\u20ac13 or \u20ac22 a night), or our aire facing the beach, all-inclusive with no time limit (\u20ac16 to \u20ac24)? Checked prices, services and length of stay: the side-by-side to choose your stopover.<\/p>\n

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Espace Arena or Chez Marcel?<\/a><\/h3>\n

<\/use><\/svg>Roquebrune-sur-Argens (Lac de l’Ar\u00e9na) \u00b7 Updated September 2026<\/p>\n

Six spaces near the lake and the village, from May to September, with no showers (\u20ac10 to \u20ac20 a night depending on the source), or our aire facing the beach, open all year round (\u20ac16 to \u20ac24)? Checked prices, services and opening dates: the side-by-side to choose your stopover.<\/p>\n

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Camping-Car Park Saint-Cassien or Chez Marcel?<\/a><\/h3>\n

<\/use><\/svg>Montauroux (Lac de Saint-Cassien) \u00b7 Updated September 2026<\/p>\n

Thirty-one inland spaces near the lake, with electricity but no toilets or showers (\u20ac15.18 a night), or our aire facing the beach, showers included (\u20ac16 to \u20ac24)? Checked prices, services and distance to the sea: the side-by-side to choose your stopover.<\/p>\n

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L’Eau Vive campsite or Chez Marcel?<\/a><\/h3>\n

<\/use><\/svg>Les Arcs-sur-Argens (Argens valley) \u00b7 Updated September 2026<\/p>\n

The motorhome pitches of a family campsite on the Argens, 20 km from the sea, from March to October (\u20ac27 to \u20ac33 a night), or our aire facing the beach, open all year round (\u20ac16 to \u20ac24)? Checked prices, showers and opening dates: the side-by-side to choose your stopover.<\/p>\n

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Hautes Vern\u00e8des campsite or Chez Marcel?<\/a><\/h3>\n

<\/use><\/svg>Puget-sur-Argens (near Fr\u00e9jus) \u00b7 Updated September 2026<\/p>\n

Pitches in an inland campsite of mobile homes, 8 km from the beach, from April to September (\u20ac23.50 to \u20ac34.50 a night with electricity), or our aire facing the beach, open all year round (\u20ac16 to \u20ac24)? Prices compared on the same dates, services and distance to the sea: the side-by-side to choose your stopover.<\/p>\n

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Les Clos campsite or Chez Marcel?<\/a><\/h3>\n

<\/use><\/svg>Bagnols-en-For\u00eat (inland from Fr\u00e9jus) \u00b7 Updated September 2026<\/p>\n

Shaded pitches in a small inland campsite, about 20 km from the sea, from April to September (\u20ac23 to \u20ac28 a night with electricity), or our aire facing the beach, open all year round (\u20ac16 to \u20ac24)? Prices compared on the same dates, services and distance to the sea: the side-by-side to choose your stopover.<\/p>\n

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Camping-Car Park Cavali\u00e8re or Chez Marcel?<\/a><\/h3>\n

<\/use><\/svg>Le Lavandou (Corniche des Maures) \u00b7 Updated September 2026<\/p>\n

Two seafront aires: 46 places on bare earth at Cavali\u00e8re, with no showers, at \u20ac28.20 a night including tax, or our aire 40 m from La Gaillarde beach, showers included (\u20ac16 to \u20ac24)? Prices compared on the same dates, quiet nights, services and reviews: the side-by-side to choose your stopover.<\/p>\n

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Camping-Car Park Salernes or Chez Marcel?<\/a><\/h3>\n

<\/use><\/svg>Salernes (upper Var) \u00b7 Updated September 2026<\/p>\n

A \u20ac13.28-a-night stopover aire at the entrance to an upper Var village, with no toilets or showers and an hour’s drive from the sea, or our aire facing the beach, campsite showers included (\u20ac16 to \u20ac24)? Prices, services and distance to the sea: the side-by-side to choose your stopover.<\/p>\n

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Collobri\u00e8res aire or Chez Marcel?<\/a><\/h3>\n

<\/use><\/svg>Collobri\u00e8res (Maures hills) \u00b7 Updated September 2026<\/p>\n

A free aire on a riverside meadow in the heart of the Maures hills, with no electricity or water on site and 26 km by road from the sea, or our aire facing the beach, electricity, water and waste disposal included (\u20ac16 to \u20ac24)? Services, length of stay and distance to the sea: the side-by-side to choose your stopover.<\/p>\n

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Camping-Car Park Le Thoronet or Chez Marcel?<\/a><\/h3>\n

<\/use><\/svg>Le Thoronet (central Var) \u00b7 Updated September 2026<\/p>\n

Sixteen inland spaces 4 km from Le Thoronet Abbey, with electricity but no toilets or showers (\u20ac14.28 a night), or our aire facing the beach, showers included (\u20ac16 to \u20ac24)? Checked prices, access, services and distance to the sea: the side-by-side to choose your stopover.<\/p>\n

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Comps-sur-Artuby aire or Chez Marcel?<\/a><\/h3>\n

<\/use><\/svg>Comps-sur-Artuby (upper Var, road to the Verdon) \u00b7 Updated September 2026<\/p>\n

A free aire on the road to the Verdon Gorge, nearly 900 m above sea level, with no electricity or showers, for 24 hours at most and an hour’s drive from the sea, or our aire facing the beach, electricity, water and waste disposal included (\u20ac16 to \u20ac24)? Services, length of stay and distance to the sea: the side-by-side to choose your stopover.<\/p>\n

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\n Can you stay overnight in a motorhome in Les Issambres?<\/summary>\n
Yes. The Chez Marcel aire, beside the RD559 at La Gaillarde, takes motorhomes, vans and campervans: 14 pitches of 30 to 32 m\u00b2, 6 A electricity, water and waste disposal included, the beach 40 m away, open all year round and bookable online. The other aires nearby are in Roquebrune-sur-Argens, Saint-Aygulf and Sainte-Maxime.<\/div>\n <\/details>\n
\n What is the difference between a municipal aire and a campsite motorhome area?<\/summary>\n
A municipal aire is an overnight parking area: automatic barrier, limited stay (48 hours to 4 days), a water and waste point, rarely electricity and almost never showers. A campsite aire like Chez Marcel also opens up the toilet blocks, the restaurant, the shop and the laundry, with no time limit. The municipal aire is often cheaper; the campsite aire offers more services.<\/div>\n <\/details>\n
\n Does Chez Marcel accept motorhomes longer than 7.5 m?<\/summary>\n
No. The pitches are designed for up to 7.5 metres. Beyond that we will point you to a campsite pitch, which takes vehicles up to 13 metres depending on the category.<\/div>\n <\/details>\n
\n Which aires do you compare?<\/summary>\n
On the coast: the municipal aires of Sainte-Maxime and Ramatuelle (Pampelonne beach), Espace Arena in Roquebrune-sur-Argens, the motorhome area of the Camping de Saint-Aygulf Plage and the Camping-Car Park Cavali\u00e8re in Le Lavandou. Inland: the motorhome pitches of L’Eau Vive campsite in Les Arcs-sur-Argens, the Camping-Car Park at Lac de Saint-Cassien in Montauroux, the Hautes Vern\u00e8des campsite in Puget-sur-Argens and the Les Clos campsite in Bagnols-en-For\u00eat. In the upper Var and the Maures hills: the Camping-Car Park in Salernes, the Collobri\u00e8res aire, the Camping-Car Park in Le Thoronet and the Comps-sur-Artuby aire. The list will grow season after season.<\/div>\n <\/details>\n
\n Are electricity, water and waste disposal included at Chez Marcel?<\/summary>\n
Yes. The nightly rate includes the pitch, 6 A electricity, fresh water and waste water disposal. The campsite toilet blocks and showers are 50 metres away, as are the restaurant, the shop and the laundry.<\/div>\n <\/details>\n <\/div>\n\n
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