Le Both d’Orouet

8 10 reviews

All pitches are connected to water and electricity

Quiet campsite on an old farm three kilometres from the coast
Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie 15 minutes' drive; 30 to Île de Noirmoutier
Outdoor pool, kids' playground, laundry room and on-site shop

Treat yourself to a top camping break at Le Both d’Orouet, a green and spacious campsite just under three kilometres inland from the gorgeous Vendée coast. Created several decades ago on the spacious grounds of a traditional farm, this family-run park just south of Saint-Jean-de-Monts has held on to its rural vibes and sense of peace. Le Both d’Orouet's well-maintained facilities blend in nicely with its green setting, with highlights including an outdoor pool, a kids' playground, a laundry room and an on-site shop. There's little wonder many of the site's guests return here year after year, sometimes over several generations… An on-site restaurant and bar are also available, and La Bourrine d'Orouët, a nearby eatery a kilometre away from base, is strongly recommended by your hosts for its calm atmosphere and traditional Vendée menu. As you venture further afield, you'll be able to visit sandy beaches with views over the spectacular Île d'Yeu (a few minutes' drive) as well as smart seaside resorts on Île de Noirmoutier (30 minutes) or Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie (15 minutes). While a shop is available on site, if you ever need the services of a supermarket there are a couple within roughly five minutes' drive from base.

Campground type

Open now

Tourist board rating

Languages spoken

Dutch

English

French

Open from Sat, Apr 5 to Sun, Sep 28 2025

Nearby parks that are bookable on Pitchup.com

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable campgrounds.

Features

Dogs allowed

Leisure on park

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Playground Recreation room/arcade TV room Takeout Tennis Watersports

Amenities on park

Bath available Car parking by site/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Free wifi Grocery store Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundromat Parent & baby washroom Payphone Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Restrooms Shower available Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue grills allowed Barbecue provided Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all year

Utilities

Charging facilities Dump station Electric car charging point(s) Propane/gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Convenience store nearby Dog walk nearby Nearby farmers' market Public transportation nearby

Type

Medium (26-50 sites)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Golf nearby Horseback riding nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Restaurant nearby Surf school nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Water hook-up points for caravans

Location

Le Both d’Orouet

77 Avenue d'Orouet

Saint-Jean-de-Monts

Vendée

France

85160

Directions

Timezone

Europe/Paris +0200 (GMT+02:00)

GPS

46.76373°N
-1.99723°W

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Local attractions

First, it's time to talk islands. This area has two particular impressive îles that you absolutely must see – the far-famed île d'Yeu, which can be reached by ferry via the terminal at Fromentine (30 minutes' drive), has a rugged landscape that makes quite the contrast with the long sandy beaches of the Vendée coastline. Île de Noirmoutier (30 minutes) is another promising option and doesn't involve boarding a boat, as this marshy island is accessible via a causeway (time your visits carefully if you don't want to get cut off at high tide – or just take the slightly less magical 1970s bridge instead). If remaining on the mainland and admiring the islands from afar is more your bag, you can do just that in resorts like Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie (15 minutes). Alternatively, seek out kid-pleasing day trips at attractions like the must-see Puy du Fou theme park (an hour and 20 minutes), explore culture and cuisine in the large city of Nantes (an hour) or take the time to learn more about the local flora and fauna at Biotopia nature museum (20 minutes).

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name	Distance	Type	2020	2019	2018	2017
Les Mouettes	1.6 mi	Sea	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
La Pege	1.8 mi	Sea	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Les Becs	1.8 mi	Sea	Good	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Les Salins	2 mi	Sea	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Les 60 Bornes	2.4 mi	Sea	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Payment terms

Offers

Conditions apply - see campsite type section for details

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Les animations et l'ensemble des animateurs au top du top Ainsi que…

Overall	6/10
Location	8
Value for money	6
Accommodation	6
Facilities / Activities	8
Customer service	6
Child friendliness	8
Cleanliness	4
Wifi	2

Sandrine C. Aug 2024

Powered grass campsite

Liked: Les animations et l'ensemble des animateurs au top du top
Ainsi que les barmans et barwomens
Un agent de sécurité qui veille à la tranquillité après 23 h mais pas facile
Emplacement de taille correct pour notre caravane avec eau et électricité.

Disliked: De ne plus avoir de sanitaire 2 fois 4 jours sans eau chaudes, des urinaire et WC bouchées obliger d'aller dans un autre sanitaire près de la réception. Pas facile avec ma fille de 8 ans.
Aucune wifi, tv impossible
Grâce aux animateurs nous sommes rester nos 3 semaines car sinon nous serions partis

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De hartelijke ontvangst toen ik arriveerde. Ook met de ruime standplaats, het…

Overall	8/10
Location	8
Value for money	8
Accommodation	8
Facilities / Activities	8
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	8
Wifi	4

Vees N. Jul 2024

Powered grass campsite

Liked: De hartelijke ontvangst toen ik arriveerde. Ook met de ruime standplaats, het zwembad en rust op de camping.

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Très accueillant. Très propre . Belle piscine et air de jeux.

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	8

Anne D. May 2024

Powered grass campsite

Liked: Camping calme et familial. Très proche de la nature. Grands Emplacements verdoyants. Très accueillant. Belle piscine et air de jeux. tres propre . Je recommande vivement. Location de vélo sur place idéal pour aller à la mer sans prendre la voiture.

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Moto friendly. Good pool, bicycle hire, quiet site, decent facilities. Bread shop…

Overall	8/10
Location	8
Value for money	10
Accommodation	No rating
Facilities / Activities	6
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness	6
Wifi	No rating

David H. Sep 2023

Powered grass campsite

Liked: Moto friendly. Good pool, bicycle hire, quiet site, decent facilities. Bread shop and tabac / bar 5 minutes walk. On site food and drinks facilities were closed due to late in season. Staff friendly and helpful.

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From the manager: Hello,

Thank you for this flattering evaluation. We assume that your stay was a complete success based on your grades.
We hope to welcome you again to Le Both d'Orouet campsite.

Benjamin

The ease of everything, the great value for money, the very friendly…

Overall	8/10
Location	8
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	8

Kathryn B. Sep 2023

Powered grass campsite

Liked: The ease of everything, the great value for money, the very friendly staff!

Disliked: N/A

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From the manager: Hello,

What a pleasure to see that your stay met your expectations. Our entire team sincerely thanks you and hopes to see you again very soon at the Le Both d'Orouet campsite.

Benjamin

Closeness to the little town…

Overall	6/10
Location	6
Value for money	6
Accommodation	6
Facilities / Activities	6
Customer service	8
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	6
Wifi	6

Anonymous Aug 2023

Powered grass campsite

Liked: Closeness to the little town

Disliked: The 8 minutes worth of showers a day was not enough

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From the manager: Good morning,
Thank you for your opinion.
Our new 'co-shower' system makes it possible to limit the abuse of certain people who occupied the showers for far too long to the detriment of other users.
Since this summer, the water flow time has been limited to 8 minutes per token, in 30-second increments interspersed as many times as you wish, to scrub yourself, soap yourself, ... for example .
If this is not enough for you, you can consume a second token.
Our users have rather told us of their satisfaction... We regret that this is not your case.
Jacques P/management

Super camping on y retournera avec grd plaisir

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	10

Anonymous Jul 2023

Powered grass campsite

Liked: Le cadre l accueille et l environnement était parfait ainsi que les activités

Disliked: Rien à signaler tout était parfait

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From the manager: Bonjour.
Merci pour votre avis qui récompense nos efforts.
Jacques P/la direction

Pitch was a good size with about 50 percent shade. Good toilets and…

Overall	6/10
Location	6
Value for money	6
Accommodation	6
Facilities / Activities	4
Customer service	4
Child friendliness	8
Cleanliness	6
Wifi	2

Andy H. Jul 2023

Powered grass campsite

Liked: Pitch was a good size with about 50 percent shade.
Good toilets and lots of them. The facilities near reception even provided toilet roll.

Disliked: Some elements of the site aittle tired. Bar did not look very inviting. Late night fight in the pitches opposite.

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From the manager: Good morning,
Thank you for your opinion.
And thank you for highlighting the good equipment of our toilets, as well as the progress to be made...
It's rare, fortunately, but when we are informed that customers are disturbing their neighborhood, we intervene to stop their behavior.
Jacques P/management

very helpful and friendly staff. Spacious and peaceful campsite with level pitches…

Overall	10/10
Location	8
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	No rating

David W. Jul 2023

Powered grass campsite

Liked: very helpful and friendly staff. Spacious and peaceful campsite with level pitches and clean facilities.

Disliked: nothing

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From the manager: Hello,

Thanks for your feedback! Count on me to convey your message to all our teams. It is thanks to your comments that we are redoubling our efforts to welcome you even better during your next stay at the Le Both d'Orouet campsite.

Benjamin

Nice stay with clean facilities

Overall	8/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	6
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	No rating

Anonymous May 2023

Powered grass campsite

Liked: Well spaced pitch and water tap included..

Disliked: Short on toilets but ok for us as not many on site.

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From the manager: Hello,

We thank you for taking the time to review us following your stay at our campsite. It is thanks to your feedback that we are preparing the future of camping. We hope to see you soon at the Both d'Orouet campsite.

Benjamin

Frequently asked questions

Does Le Both d’Orouet have a swimming pool? Yes View all features
Is Le Both d’Orouet dog friendly? Yes View all features
What attractions are near Le Both d’Orouet? First, it's time to talk islands. This area has two particular impressive îles that you absolutely must see – the far-famed île d'Yeu, which can be reached by ferry via the terminal … Read more