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The Millau bridge is just north of Montpellier. The crossing is a toll route (A75 peage), but it's defo worth seeing. The A75 motorway is superb though - it's how all motorways should be. Well, except for the toll. If you can only stretch to doing it once then cross it when heading south - the views of it are better on the southbound approach. Gorge du Tarn heads NE from Millau but you prob won't have time for that.
Campsites are absolutely everywhere. If you have a sat-nav (who hasn't nowadays?) then download camping POIs from
http://www.archiescampings.eu/eng1/
This will make finding them much easier. You'll be fine without sat-nav, but you'll prob need to keep an eye out for campsites an hour or so before you want to stop for the day. Aim for Municipal campsites, and don't assume higher star ratings mean better sites. We've stayed at some fantastic 2* sites and some dreadful 4 stars. 4* and above usually means kids club, which means lots of kids and kids entertainments. It's annoying. Unless you're a kid I guess. Don't book any camping beforehand. It's not necessary and it ties you to a particular route/itinerary.
Beer is expensive, wine is cheap. The French are lovely. Speed guns are more of a problem north of Paris. Once you're south of Paris the coppers tend to chill out a bit. Montpellier is lovely. Grab a table in one of the squares and tuck into a big bucket of moulles frites. If you like seafood, pop over to Sete (just W of Montpellier). It's as fresh as you'll find. The boats offload their catch, most of it usually still flapping around in polystyrene crates, right outside the restaurants every evening. It can be on your plate within the hour.
Enjoy!