In order to be included on the list of tourist areas referred to in article L. 3132-25, the areas must receive a significant additional population during certain periods of the year due to their natural, artistic, cultural or historical features or the existence of leisure or spa facilities with high visitor numbers.
The criteria taken into account for classification as tourist areas are :
1° The ratio of the permanent population to the seasonal population;
2° The number of hotels;
3° The number of holiday villages;
4° The number of guest rooms;
5° The number of camping sites;
6° The number of furnished tourist accommodation units;
7° The number of second homes or holiday homes;
8° The number of beds in the accommodation structures mentioned in the previous six paragraphs;
9° The capacity to accommodate vehicles by providing a sufficient number of parking spaces.