The opening of the Omaha campsite in Vierville

Already owner for nine years of the Hague campsite in Sainte-Honorine-des-Pertes, Mr. Chitel had just opened the Omaha campsite in Vierville, during the weekend of July 14. Classified two stars, the land extended over two hectares and could accommodate up to six hundred people.

The article highlighted the presence of a treatment plant, presented as still uncommon in campsites, and a self-service combining general food, butchery, bakery and delicatessen. Three sanitary blocks included forty sinks, twelve showers, twenty-two toilets, eighteen urinals, eighteen dish trays and twelve laundry bins. The electrical installation had 72 220-volt sockets for caravans and seventeen outdoor streetlights, in addition to the night lighting of the sanitary facilities.

Located on the cliff, the campsite dominated the landscape of Omaha. Mr. Chitel and his sons had set up a descent to reach the beach directly. Staff was welcoming and maintaining. The newspaper presented this new equipment as an asset for regional tourism.

Reconstructed or uncertain passages:
- The photographic legend prints "Chistel", while the body writes Chitel.
- The number of washbasins reads 40 on the image; the raw OCR had proposed 10.

Archive image: https://vierville.cordelle.eu/Photos2008/1970Juillet-Camping.jpg