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Article D324-13 of the French Tourism Code

The bed and breakfast rental activity referred to in article L. 324-3 is the grouped provision of overnight accommodation and breakfast. It is limited to a maximum of five rooms for a maximum capacity of fifteen people. Reception is provided by the guest.

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Article D324-15 of the French Tourism Code

The declaration of rental of one or more guest rooms provided for in article L. 324-4 is sent to the mayor of the municipality in which the dwelling concerned is located by electronic means, by registered letter or by handing it in at the town hall, and must be acknowledged. The declaration must specify the identity of the declarant, the identification of the inhabitant’s address, the number of rooms to…

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Article R324-16 of the French Tourism Code

Failure by a person offering one or more guest rooms for rent within the meaning of article D. 324-13 to comply with the obligation to declare set out in article L. 324-4 is punishable by the penalties laid down for third-class offences.

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Article D325-1 of the French Tourism Code

A holiday village is any accommodation centre, whether or not commercially run as a whole, intended to provide holiday accommodation at an all-inclusive price including, in addition to board and lodging, the use of shared facilities, sports installations and community entertainment. Only those that meet the conditions listed in articles D. 325-2 et seq. may be designated as holiday villages. Non-profit-making establishments of a specifically social nature, having the character…

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Article D325-2 of the French Tourism Code

Holiday villages comprise : – individual or collective accommodation and premises used for management and services ; – shared facilities for sporting activities and community entertainment; – for meals, one of the following two options: restaurant or individual kitchen per gîte with or without ready-made meals.

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Article D325-3 of the French Tourism Code

Accommodation, the restaurant and the distribution of ready-made meals may only be used in connection with the village’s activities. Apart from holiday stays, holiday villages run by non-profit organisations may only be used for activities that correspond to the purpose of the articles of association of these groups.

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Article D325-3-1 of the French Tourism Code

All the components of a holiday village are grouped together on the same plot of land and include buildings constructed using traditional materials on foundations, subject to the provisions of articles D. 325-3-2, D. 325-3-3 and D. 325-3-4.

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Article D325-3-2 of the French Tourism Code

A holiday village may include accommodation made up in whole or in part of dwellings spread over the territory of the commune where the reception office and the collective buildings are located, or over the territory of contiguous communes. In this case, it is known as a “holiday village” and is labelled “dispersed accommodation”. This wording must be specified on all signs and information or advertising documents relating to the…

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