Dump and fill
Service bornes in France, on the map.
A borne is the service post of a French aire: empty the gray water and the cassette on one side, take on drinking water on the other. 1,463 aires de services in France, each with its own page and source, region by region.
In France the aire de services exists for exactly this, usually with a borne that takes coins or a jeton (token), even where parking is free. Not every aire has one, so find the borne before you settle in for the night.
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine · 426
- Pays de la Loire · 249
- Centre-Val de Loire · 203
- Occitania · 197
- Bourgogne-Franche-Comté · 171
- Grand Est · 142
- Normandy · 53
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · 12
- Brittany · 10
Every borne on the map
Tap a pin for the name, the facilities and a link to its page. Zoom to your route to find the nearest one.
Bornes by region
Each region has its full list, sorted by département, with the town, the fee and fresh water. Nouvelle-Aquitaine has the most (426).
| Region | Stations | Fresh water | Free |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nouvelle-Aquitaine Dordogne (24) · 64 | 426 | 383 | 125 |
| Pays de la Loire Maine-et-Loire (49) · 80 | 249 | 238 | 66 |
| Centre-Val de Loire Indre (36) · 46 | 203 | 195 | 32 |
| Occitania Aude (11) · 61 | 197 | 22 | 39 |
| Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Saône-et-Loire (71) · 51 | 171 | 93 | 31 |
| Grand Est Marne (51) · 39 | 142 | 7 | 30 |
| Normandy Manche (50) · 23 | 53 | 0 | 8 |
| Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 12 | 0 | 8 |
| Brittany | 10 | 8 | 8 |
| Total | 1,463 | 946 | 347 |
How the service point works
Gray water
Gray water is what comes out of the sink and the shower. Park so the outlet valve sits over the drain grate in the ground and open it. If the outlet does not line up, a short hose fixes it.
Cassette and black water
The chemical toilet goes into its own inlet, usually a hatch or a basin on the service post, not into the gray-water grate. Empty the cassette, rinse it with the station's rinse water, done.
Fresh water
Fill at the drinking-water tap with your own clean hose. Where there are two taps, one is for rinsing cassettes: never use that one for the tank. Where the list says "not confirmed", fill up somewhere else first.
Paying
Many stations take coins, tokens or a card. In France the token is a jeton, often sold at the town hall, the tourist office or shops in the village, so buy it before you need it. Carry 1 and 2 euro coins. Of the 1,463 stations here, 347 are recorded as free, 28 are free to park with paid services, and 215 charge to park.
In winter
Exposed stations often have the water shut off through the cold months, because a full pipe freezes. From late fall, fill up where you know there is water.
Never down a drain
Gray and black water go to a dump station, not down a storm drain, not across the parking lot and not into the bushes. What Italy fines for it, with the source, is on the Italy wild camping rules page.
Further
The aires come from DATAtourisme (Etalab 2.0), fed by the public tourism bodies of France, and from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0). Every place page names its source and the date it was last checked. The sign at the entrance and the town hall always have the last word.
Frequently asked
What travelers actually ask.
What is a borne?
The service post of a French aire: empty gray water and the chemical toilet, take on drinking water. It often takes coins or a jeton (token), even where parking itself is free.
How do I find a dump station in France?
On the map above: 1,463 stations in France, each with its own page. Zoom to your route, tap the nearest pin and open its page for the fee and the source. The region lists give the town and the département.
How much does a borne cost?
The commune or operator sets the price and few publish it online. Carry 1 and 2 euro coins, or buy the jeton in the village before you need it. Of these 1,463 aires, 347 are recorded as free and 28 are free to park with paid services.
Where can I get fresh water?
946 of the 1,463 stations have drinking water recorded; the region lists show it in the fresh water column. Where it says "not confirmed", nothing is recorded, so fill up first at a station marked "Yes".