Short-term rentals in Challans
Challans has 402 tracked short-term rental listings in myDataValue's November 2026 snapshot, 301 on Airbnb and 101 on Booking.com. That ranks it 784th of 913 short-term rental markets across France, with 75% of its listings on Airbnb. 33% of supply is run by professional operators, above the median market's 16%, led by ZEcamping (54 listings). Counts are tracked public listings, not total supply.
Data updated
- Tracked listings
- 402
- Market rank
- #784 / 913
- National share
- under 0.1%
- Named professional operators
- 7
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Challans
In Challans, Airbnb leads with 301 listings (75%), 3× the 101 on Booking.com (25%).
Where the listings are in Challans
The dots are a representative sample of tracked short-term rentals — Airbnb in red and Booking.com in blue. Zoom and pan to explore the market, or open the full report for filters, operator overlays, and the listing-level view.
Market structure in Challans
Professional operators hold a similar share on both platforms: 32% of Airbnb listings and 35% of Booking.com listings. The 7 named professional operators run 117 local listings between them, and the three largest — ZEcamping, Poplidays and Holidu — account for 87% of that. The other 14 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 33%
- Median market
- 16%
- Single-listing hosts
- 50%
Listings by operator portfolio size
Tracked listings grouped by how many properties their operator runs — from single hosts to 26+ professionals.
Listings by property type
Houses, cottages & holiday homes make up 60% of Challans' classified listings, followed by B&Bs & guest houses (12%).
Largest operators in Challans
Ranked by local tracked listings across Airbnb and Booking.com. Scores and portfolio review totals are aggregated across each operator's tracked France listings. The table covers every professional operator we track in this market.
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| # | Operator | Listings | Airbnb score | Booking.com score | Portfolio reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ZEcamping | 54 | 4.50 / 5 | 8.1 / 10 | 9,369 |
| 2 | Poplidays | 25 | 4.47 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 95,786 |
| 3 | Holidu | 23 | 4.71 / 5 | 8.6 / 10 | 115,770 |
| 4 | Hoomy | 8 | 4.60 / 5 | 8.1 / 10 | 15,817 |
| 5 | NOVASOL AS | 4 | 4.42 / 5 | 7.8 / 10 | 17,932 |
| 6 | Guest Ready | 2 | 4.48 / 5 | 7.8 / 10 | 12,064 |
| 7 | Allô Vendée Vacances | 1 | 4.64 / 5 | 8.2 / 10 | 1,144 |
Browse the full France operator directory →
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across France and count Challans among their markets. See the full interactive Challans market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Challans compares
Challans ranks 784th of 913 tracked markets in France, with under 0.1% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
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Valensole 409 listings
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Le Beausset 407 listings
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Sallanches 405 listings
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Salernes 402 listings
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Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise 401 listings
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La Cotinière 401 listings
Photo credits
- Valensole: Photo: Valensole, le château et son parc by Alpes de Haute Provence · CC BY 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Le Beausset: Photo: View of Le Beausset by Binabik155 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Sallanches: Photo: Sallanche by Patrice78500 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Salernes: Photo: Salernes - Pont sur la Bresque 2 by Marianne Casamance · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise: Photo: Eglise Saint-André de Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise 1 by Tangopaso · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- La Cotinière: Photo: Port-La Cotinière by Dimimis · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Challans market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Challans?
Challans has 402 short-term rental listings as of November 2026: 301 on Airbnb and 101 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Challans?
The largest professional operator in Challans is ZEcamping, with 54 local listings.
How professionalised is the Challans short-term rental market?
33% of Challans' listings (131 of 402) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, above the median of 913 markets across France (16%). Professional operators hold a similar share on both platforms: 32% of Airbnb listings and 35% of Booking.com listings. The 7 named professional operators run 117 local listings between them, and the three largest — ZEcamping, Poplidays and Holidu — account for 87% of that. The other 14 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Challans?
In Challans, Airbnb leads with 301 listings (75%), 3× the 101 on Booking.com (25%).
How many professional operators run listings in Challans?
7 named professional operators run listings in Challans. The full roster is listed on this page, and the interactive market report maps every listing.
About this data
Figures come from myDataValue's cross-platform market snapshot of 402 public short-term rental listings in Challans, matching Airbnb and Booking.com supply to the operators who run it. Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings on Airbnb or Booking.com across France. Snapshot dates: Airbnb , Booking.com .
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