Looking forward to a chat in May Ray. No matter how many times you go to a place, it's always good to swap experience. That's how to find the best places (and avoid some of the less than best).
I used to work in Nantes and Lille, but that was on a Company expense account, so definitely NOT camping!! I've been camping in Europe though since the 60's. I'm originally from Ramsgate (a Man of Kent), so it was as easy to get to ML Europe as the nicer parts of UK. But to be honest, until recently, France was just somewhere to pass through on the way to somewhere else. I'm really getting to like it for itself now.