A campsite for sale in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes might look out over an Alpine lake, an Ardèche river or an extinct volcano: few regions combine so many outdoor settings. Canoeing in the Gorges de l'Ardèche, swimming in the lakes of Annecy or Le Bourget, walking in the Chaîne des Puys, the Vercors or the Vanoise, cycling along the Rhône: each area draws its own guests, French as well as Dutch, Belgian and Swiss.
Properties listed on ma-propriete.fr range from rated, trading campsites to tourism estates combining gîtes, B&B rooms, an event hall and camping land. This page is for buyers weighing a campsite in Auvergne or the Rhône-Alps, for people planning to invest in outdoor accommodation and for owners preparing to hand over. Set up an email alert (in French) to follow new listings.
As of 25 September 2026, one listing in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes is published on ma-propriete.fr, with an asking price of €398,500.
Source: listings published on ma-propriete.fr on 25 September 2026 (asking prices, not sale prices).
Asking prices need context, since many properties mix several activities. A campsite's value is built on EBITDA (EBE in French accounts) over several seasons, plus the land and buildings when they are included. Here, location drives most of the gap: a site on a large Savoy lake or in the Ardèche gorges follows different benchmarks from a plot in the Auvergne uplands, where the season is shorter and land cheaper. Winter trade near ski resorts also changes the equation.
There are four markets. The Northern Alps, around the lakes of Annecy, Le Bourget and Geneva and below the massifs, combine international guests with tightly constrained land, under the loi Montagne (mountain planning law) and, on the shores of the large lakes, the loi Littoral. The Ardèche and southern Drôme form the main southern hub, with a long season and many campsites. Auvergne, from the Chaîne des Puys to the Cantal and the Velay, offers larger, more affordable plots for a summer-focused season. The Rhône, Loire, Ain and Allier serve stopover and city-break guests. The A7, A6, A40, A41, A43, A89, A71 and A75 motorways, Lyon's TGV stations and Lyon-Saint-Exupéry airport serve the region.
In the Ardèche, the Drôme and along Alpine torrents, campsites exposed to a natural or technological hazard must follow information, warning and evacuation requirements set by the authorities: read the risk prevention plan at the mairie (town hall) and the site's safety file. In mountain areas the loi Montagne restricts development, and any new site or significant extension needs a permis d'aménager (development permit). The same applies to a PRL (parc résidentiel de loisirs), a holiday park for chalets and mobile homes whose plots are rented or sold outright. Also check the star rating, valid for 5 years, summer water supply, any septic system inspected by the SPANC service, and the condition of stone or rammed-earth buildings. Our guide on campsite compliance and marketing (in French) explains the steps.
Generally, yes: land in Auvergne is more affordable and the season shorter, which weighs on EBITDA and so on value. The Savoy lakes and the Ardèche gorges sit at the other end of the scale. Always compare several seasons of accounts and test your funding with our financing plan calculator (in French).
Check the local plan, natural hazards and access to utilities first. Above 20 people or 6 units, a development permit is required; an aire naturelle, limited to 30 pitches, open six months a year at most and without mobile homes or chalets, is simpler. Read our first steps to creating a campsite (in French) and browse unusual accommodation for sale.
Listings on this page are whole businesses. A park selling plots may be offered if it is sold as a whole. For a single chalet or pitch, resales often go through the park manager: obtain the rules, service charges and permitted occupancy, and have a notaire (the public officer who handles French property transfers) check the deed.
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