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The straight answer is yes they do have as many toilets as there are in UK however there is a BUT to it.
The BUT is the toilets in France are not always European type. By that I mean in some of the small villages the public toilets could be the famous hole in the ground type
The numbers are much better now than ever they were and, in general they are cleaner too.
You have a right to use the toilet in a bar or restaurant- after the usual courtesies however. You do not have to buy food or drink but it is polite to ask first.
I'd say that actual visible public toilets are fewer in number than in UK. French ladies do seem to have bigger bladders...!
G
Edit: You'll often find a lady lurking in an office in a public toilet wanting to be paid. If they are clean and well-serviced I leave small change but make it clear, if they are dirty or no paper etc, that I am not going to do so. Keep small change ready when you do go.
Posted this message a while ago about French toilets. It is well worth remembering!!
We were in the train/bus station in Sete in the South and my other half wanted to use the loo. You had to pay 30 cents to use it and me thinking I was been clever said "when you have finished leave the door open and I will go in to save paying twice" this she duly did and in I went.
Just about to do my business and the all of a sudden the door locked, light went out and the worst bit was a spray of disinfected water went all around the cubicle at waist height!!!. I made a dash for the door but you had to press a button to open it and as there was no light I could not see it, so was trapped in.
My better half was doubled up with laughter when I appeared. She said "well that was cheap for 2 uses of the loo and a shower thrown in as well"
So never again will I try and be a skinflint and not pay for using the loo.
Nidge
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I don't believe that Public toilets are as frequently found as in the UK, although many UK Local Councils are closing them down to save money, and the ones you do find in France can vary enormously.
Service stations, bars, cafes, bistos and restaurants are all useful in an emergency.
They are free to use but the more discerning traveller usually buys at least one item as a gesture of thanks.
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There are a lot more public toilets in France than there are in the UK, particularly as Councils in the UK are shutting them "to reduce costs", BUT they are not always as high a standard.......
Some can be the "hole in the ground" type which are not popular with many Brits......
Bars and restaurants usually have one but are not compelled to - our local patisserie (where I am just going for breakfast ) des not have one (but the cakes and croissants more than make up for that and the coffee is outstanding!) I may post a photo of the cakes if I remember later!
For gentlemen it is easier - it is perfectly acceptable to stop the vehicle, hop out and pee - a VERY common sight but not so easy for ladies
Reasssure your wife that she is very unlikely to have a problem, at the worst you go to a bar and have a coffee (€2) and use their facilities (and the free WiFi too!).
i know we have a toilet on board , but Mrs C asked when out and about in France do they have roughly the same amount of public toilets as we do here.
John
If you want to go back to France I would tell her there are no public loos otherwise she may never want to return!
I actually think they are much less frequent than here and certainly in the main sub standard to the UK. Maybe this is why the national pastime is to pee where you like (and not just the blokes)!
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Well I have to totally disagree with Grizzly and Zebedee.
There are far more public toilets here in France than in the UK.
Yes, some of them are just the traditional hole in the ground but even these are usually kept quite clean.
Most supermarkets have them. Also even the smallest village will have them. In fact one village close to us with a population of just a couple of hundred have 2, no shop, no hairdressers and no bar, but 2 public toilets. Oh yes, France is much better served in the public toilet department
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