Experience needed please. Want an overnight stop near Millau.

[RustyRuss]

Hi gang! We’re heading for Southern France in a few weeks time and want to stop around 4pm in a nice spot near Millau on or close to E11/A75. I‘m looking for a small town/village with an Aire/parking for our 7m Autotrail Apache. Ideally the spot should have a Boulangerie, somewhere local to grab dinner and a bar full of locals. What experiences/recommendations do you guys have?

TIA!

Russ

 

[Speve]

There is an aire at Millau I believe

 

[mark49]

There’s a camping car site in Millau . Lovely position for the village, 5 minutes walk.

 

[LesW]

The available apps show lots of stops.

 

[WillH]

Millau, plenty of sites.

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[busby]

Hi gang! We’re heading for Southern France in a few weeks time and want to stop around 4pm in a nice spot near Millau on or close to E11/A75. I‘m looking for a small town/village with an Aire/parking for our 7m Autotrail Apache. Ideally the spot should have a Boulangerie, somewhere local to grab dinner and a bar full of locals. What experiences/recommendations do you guys have?

TIA!

Russ

Bar and full is unusual in France..BUSBY.

 

[jannyman]

Bar and full is unusual in France..BUSBY.

Unless its a rugby international involving France

 

[mapman]

In my experience most French bars away from the tourist hot spots are busy in morning and lunchtime with some catering for those on way home from work; but by 7 many are closed. To eat in the evening often requires a restaurant rather than a bar. Smaller villages are often very quiet after 7pm.

 

[missmollie]

Camping Car Park La Cavalerie, just South of Millau, small walled town with a bakery within the walls.

 

[Siming13]

We stayed at this site for 4 nights as it was august & walked over t hff e bridge. But so much to see & do in & around Milau.lots of aries but it's very popular.
Camping Les Erables
+33 5 65 59 15 13

Camping Les Erables · Av. de Millau Plage, 12100 Millau, France

★★★★☆ · Campsite

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[gus-lopez]

Smaller villages are often very quite after dead after 7pm.

I've corrected that for you.

 

[jongood]

Good idea to go througj Millau anyway as bridge toll is a bit hefty. Ok Aires and plenty of cheap campsites, very pretty Gorges du Tarn on your doorstep

 

[Simon Meadwell]

How much is the bridge? its on my route this year, really fancy it, i dont no the cost to me cut off point to avoid it if too expensive.

 

[Barryh]

Can’t remember exactly but €14 and some cents for Class 2 when we used it recently.

 

[jongood]

How much is the bridge? its on my route this year, really fancy it, i dont no the cost to me cut off point to avoid it if too expensive.

Classe 2 €14 classe 3 €31

This is a useful site for toll costs

Motorway map France : preparing your routes on french motorways - ASFA

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www.autoroutes.fr

Light vehicle - car and caravan is classe 2
Heavy vehicle - 2 axle truck is classe 3

Michelin do something similar but the Asfa one seems more accurate.

This is a great route planning map, showing toll and non toll
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[Sapper520]

https://www.leviaducdemillau.com/en/getting-around/toll-charges

 

[Jo662]

Camping Car Park La Cavalerie, just South of Millau, small walled town with a bakery within the walls.

We stayed here a couple of weeks ago. It’s good for a stop over on the way south as close to the motorway. You can walk around the town walls,but unfortunately the walk way was closed when we were there.

 

[jollyrodger]

There is another aire if your brave enough for the hill descent approach from the N'ish Compregnac free and rustic long drop toilet. But the views especially on a clear night are fantastic, we're 6.5m and no prob couple of French vans later bigger than us..

But no bars or restaurants, how we like it. Listed as a dark sky's site.

Comprégnac

Details for Comprégnac a Overnight parking - no services Comprégnac, Aveyron, Occitanie, France, 12100

www.searchforsites.co.uk

And by-pass the toll

 

[jongood]

There is another aire if your brave enough for the hill descent approach from the N'ish Compregnac free and rustic long drop toilet. But the views especially on a clear night are fantastic, we're 6.5m and no prob couple of French vans later bigger than us..

But no bars or restaurants, how we like it. Listed as a dark sky's site.

Comprégnac

Details for Comprégnac a Overnight parking - no services Comprégnac, Aveyron, Occitanie, France, 12100

www.searchforsites.co.uk

And by-pass the toll

That one is going in the memory bank for next time, Thanks

 

[Gaston aires]

The aire at Compregnac near Peyre is fantastic. Near to the Millau bridge.This is the view.
Phil

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[Gaston aires]

 

[bellabee]

The aire at Compregnac sounds lovely. I thought I'd bookmark it on S4S, but sadly, the latest review states that a 2m height barrier has been installed .

 

[Lenny HB]

The aire at Compregnac near Peyre is fantastic. Near to the Millau bridge.This is the view.
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We have stayed there lovely spot, as Chris says looks like it has a height barrier now.

 

[mitzimad]

How much is the bridge? its on my route this year, really fancy it, i dont no the cost to me cut off point to avoid it if too expensive.

Going overthe Bridge is very disappointing as it has highglass side so not much of a view come of before and drive down the gorge to millau betterviews and the bridge looks better from below

 

[Sapper520]

From the Visitors Centre / Service area.

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