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Join our big family and lend a hand in the home near Nantes, France

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Availability

  2025 

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  • Description

    Description

    We are a couple mostly living alone but as we have a big family with 12 children between 36 and 17 and also 16 grandchildren sometimes they stay at home during week-end or holydays.
    We live in a castle surrounded by a large park 15km from Nantes and have 1 dog and horses.It is really a very lovely and pleasant place for living.

    Nous sommes un couple retraité vivant seuls mais comme nous avons 12 enfants entre 39et 20 ans et aussi 16 petits enfants,parfois ils séjournent à la maison durant le week-end ou les vacances.
    Nous habitons un château entouré d'un grand parc à 15km de Nantes et avons 1 chien et des chevaux.Le cadre de vie est tout â fait agréable

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Help around the house
  • Interests

    Interests

    Outdoor activities
    Cooking & food
    Gardening
    Culture
    Events & social
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    The workawayers discover the french way of life as they live with the family

    Les workawayers participent à la vie de famille et ont ainsi une expérience de la french way of life

  • Help

    Help

    We are looking for someone interested for sharing our family life around home and garden.We usually need help in the morning and evening which means the workawayer is free during the afternoons. The workawayer participates in family life and is considered part of the family. The workawayer could, for example, help prepare meals with me or help set the table, play and chat with the children, help my husband in the garden such as weeding in the flower beds, watering….

    Nous recherchons quelqu’un pour partager notre vie de famille autour de la maison et du jardin
    Habituellement nous demandons de l’aide le matin et en fin de journée ce qui signifie que le workawayer est libre l’après midi.
    Le workawayer participe à la vie de famille et est considéré comme en faisant partie.
    Le workawayer pourra par exemple m’aider à préparer les repas,mettre le couvert,jouer et discuter avec les enfants,aider mon mari dans le jardin pour désherber les fleurs ou arroser….

  • Languages spoken

    French: Fluent
    English: Intermediate

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    We offer a single room with a bathroom to share

    Nous proposons une chambre individuelle avec une salle de bains à partager

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    We live 15km from Nantes, which is a big city and it's very easy to get to by car ,bus or train.
    Furthermore the Atlantic coast is less than an hour by train or car and we easily on the beach
    We can lend a car or a bike
    On site we have a tennis court ,a swimming pool and it is possible to ride horses
    It also has a piano in the house

    Nous habitons à 15km de Nantes qui est une grande ville et il est très facile d'y aller en voiture ,en car ou en train.
    De plus la côte Atlantique est à moins d'une heure en train ou en voiture et nous allons facilement sur la plage
    Nous pouvons prêter un vélo
    Sur place nous avons un court de tennis ,une piscine et il est possible de monter les chevaux
    Il y a également un piano dans la maison

  • A little more information

    A little more information

    • Internet access

    • Limited internet access

      Limited internet access

    • We have pets

    • We are smokers

    • Can host families

  • Can host digital nomads

    Can host digital nomads

    This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.

  • Space for parking camper vans

    Space for parking camper vans

    This host can provide space for campervans.

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    More than two

  • My animals / pets

    My animals / pets

    Vespa

    Braque de weimar

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The image depicts a large, two-story house with a light-colored facade, featuring numerous windows and a central door, set against a lush green lawn and tree branches.
The image depicts a group of people gathered in a park, seated at tables and on benches, with a blue umbrella and a red cart visible in the background.

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