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Haute-Marne has 11 listed campsites, with dominance of lake bank (6 establishments), ahead of river bank and pond bank, equally at 2 addresses each. This department, where several major French rivers and watercourses originate, owes its significant share of lake campings to the presence of Lake Der-Chantecoq, one of Europe's vastest artificial lakes when created.
The rest of the offering shares between a few rivers, including the Marne very close to its source, and small scattered ponds in this rural and wooded department of northeast France, still little visited by tourism despite very real natural assets.
A still-little-known territory for camping, but whose main appeal remains undoubtedly its great lake, appreciated for water activities, monitored swimming in season and observation of migrating birds in autumn, a first-rate birdwatching rendezvous.
Lake Der-Chantecoq, Europe's largest artificial lake when put into water, stretches partly into Haute-Marne and attracts thousands of grey cranes every autumn passing through, a birdwatching rendezvous renowned far beyond the department and French regional borders.
Haute-Marne is also the land of sources: those of the Marne and Seine are found there, marked by dedicated monuments that can be visited on foot. Colombey-les-Deux-Églises, village where General de Gaulle lived and is buried, completes the department's historical heritage.
Between forests, sources of major rivers and Lake Der shores, Haute-Marne offers preserved rural setting, conducive to nature stays away from major tourist routes and summer crowds of better-known coasts. Stone villages and numerous surrounding ponds reinforce this image of quiet nature, far from major tourist routes and most-visited zones in the country.
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| Campsite | Rating | by the river | From | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camping Forges Ste Marie | — | ✓ | 250€/sem. | — |
