Hypermarkets in France

[GillC1]

We are off to the Loire Valley in August taking the caravan for the first time, does anyone know if there are any decent hypermarkets anywhere near orleans or should we stock up in Auchan in Calais. Can't wait to go.

Thanks

 

[Dusty1]

Stock up when you get to Orleans. All French towns seem to have decent hypermarkets near by.

 

[steve,sedona]

we were at parc des alicourts last year and got all our booze in salbrie, cheepest hypermarket around

 

[CaptainKangaroo]

watch out on the way back as they shut on a Sunday, a real menace if you are catching the ferry back that day and don't want to travel across france with half a vineyard in the car

 

[GillC1]

we were at parc des alicourts last year and got all our booze in salbrie, cheepest hypermarket around

We are also staying at parc de alicourts. what did you think of it? we are going dover/calais which ferry route did you take? and long was the drive from the ferry?

Thanks

 

[steve,sedona]

We are also staying at parc de alicourts. what did you think of it? we are going dover/calais which ferry route did you take? and long was the drive from the ferry?

Thanks

its a good site,busy but plenty space,shop on site is pricey but go to near by salbre,on the d 724 out of town east bound there is a big store,cheep booze.we went down from calais on the a1, then pick up the a104 around paris to the a10 down past orleans,345 miles 6.5 hrs easy

 

[OldBean]

I would always stock up near to your site (unless on the Riviera). You'll find local hypermarket prices are generally less than prices in and around Calais (which has a 'captive market' of British daytrippers to buy goods). We've sometimes found quite marked differences between different locations of the same hypermarket chain - and always the Calais/Boulogne/St Omer prices are higher.