>>1475903I can tell you a bit about the legislation in France. There are 2 terms:
>"camping"installing equipment such as a tent to sleep, for more than one night in the same spot
this is ILLEGAL
>"bivouac"installing equipment such as a tent to sleep for one night, from sunset to sunrise
this is TOLERATED (but still technically illegal)
Of course, nobody's gonna stand next to your tent and check that you pack your shit at sunrise. If you miss the alarm and only wake up at noon, noone's gonna bother you.
And if, for the next night, you pick a spot that's only 100-500m away, it is still considered "bivouac".
This only applies in forests btw and not in open fields. I'd recommend, if there are any houses within a 1km radius, to knock and say you'd like to camp in the nearby woods, and ask them to point you to the land owner so that you may ask permission. Not only does this practice, as well as leaving no trace, make it more likely for landowners to tolerate Bivouac, but there's also a chance that you get invited into their house or get offered to camp in their garden.
>firesLighting a fire less than 200m away from a forest is ILLEGAL as a GENERAL RULE. This includes lighting a cigarette, using cooking device or any source of fire. You'll immediately get thrown out by locals because they actively fight fire risks, and fined if the police catches you.
In some regions in the South and South Ouest, some agents (not necessarily police) can search you and fine you for carrying any kind of equipment that may start a fire (lighter, fire steel, matches... ) while in a 200m radius from a forest. During summer, they straight up close access to forests in these regions for days, sometimes weeks at a time.
So if you want to hike/camp in forests between April and September, I advise to check with tourism agencies, city halls and locals. Rest of the time you should be ok as long as you
>dont light fires>dont stay more than 3 days in the same spot>LNTt. French forestfag
