A new life opens up for Lot Valley Campground

The “Lot & Bastides” campsite, owned by the Grande Villeneuvois conurbation, opened its doors in June 2012 on a seven-hectare site located in the commune of Pujols. After an initial experience, it must be said unhappy, of entrusting its management to a private service provider as part of a public service concession, it was the Greater Villeneuvois Tourist Office (OTGV) who entrusted its management. “Unfortunately, we are not professionals of this type of establishment” confides Anne Delliaux, delegate for tourism and tourist attraction within the community of agglomerations of Greater Villenuvois (CAGV) but also president of the OTGV .

A fairly quick procedure

In 2020, in the midst of a health crisis, the OTGV hired Ophélie Bodin as head of the establishment. “The agglomeration of Greater Villeneuvois intends to make this open-air establishment a structuring and attractive, modern and excellent tourist centre, generating economic benefits for the area. Considering that the site is underutilized, the community has chosen to delegate its management in the form of a public service delegation to a private service provider. The principle was registered in the city council on June 16, 2022; the procedure was started on the following 5 October. Two offers were received: the closing of the negotiations took place on January 9, 2023, it was Alpha Camping’s offer that was accepted. And even though we were in contact with Didier Bourgoin, we had to make a call for tenders”.
According to the elected representatives of the agglomeration, the proposals of the Alpha Camping group were the only ones to provide sufficient financial and technical capacity to carry out the missions assigned under the CSP. “The contract we have just signed is for a period of 15 years, and the delegate is committed to keeping the current director in her position” continued Anne Delliaux.

An investment of over 3 million euros

Didier Bourgoin did not fail to settle for this signing. “Our core business is to be a true partner with elected officials. We are actors who operate public campgrounds, and this in full agreement with elected officials. . We will invest a lot (see box), more than 3 million euros, in an instrument that is already of high quality. We will exploit this base so that it develops on the scale of the territory and of the Lot valley. We are committed, in all our campsites, to keeping an offer to the attention of all sections of society. We also favor short circuits to hire local farmers and artisans. We will organize a weekly farmer’s market. And we intend to recruit local staff, who we will train. The campsite will be a “Camping Paradis” franchise, there are 90 in France and the official opening will take place on April 7th”.
So long live “Camping Paradis, Vallée du Lot”, and enjoy your stay.