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Motorhome travel tips: rules, insurance and route ideas for France

10.07.2026 15:21 1 min 2 sources
Le Monde du Camping-Car FRA + 1 more
Motorhome travel tips: rules, insurance and route ideas for France
Original source: Le Monde du Camping-Car

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Le Monde du Camping-Car and the Federation of campers have issued advice on route selection, parking rules and insurance. Motorhomes are classed as cars, but overnight parking is allowed only without camping signs.

Le Monde du Camping-Car has published recommendations for motorhome owners for the upcoming season. The main tips cover route selection, parking and overnight rules, and insurance choice.

Caroline Matichard from the Federation of campers, caravanners and motorhome owners explained the rules for using motorhomes and campers in France. Vehicles of category M1 (motorhomes, campers) are treated as passenger cars under traffic laws. Sleeping in a camper on a regular parking lot is allowed if there is no municipal ban, but it is forbidden to set up chairs, awnings or other camping elements. Wild camping is banned on beaches, near monuments, water intakes, in national parks and nature reserves; the fine is 135 euros.

The article also gives examples of destinations for spring, autumn and summer trips, including the Atlantic coast of France, Provence, Brittany, the Alps and Norway.

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