A man with curly hair rides a horse along a rural road on a sunny day. Majestic mountains and blue sky create a stunning scenic background.
This image shows a small, cozy bedroom with a wooden wardrobe, a double bed covered with a colorful patterned blanket, wooden floor, and simple decor.
Three people are riding horses along a grassy mountain path under a clear blue sky, surrounded by green hills and distant mountain peaks, enjoying nature.
Two young chickens perch on a green pet carrier, surrounded by palm leaves. In the background, a small dog lounges comfortably in a woven bed.
A person is riding a lawn mower across a large grassy field under a cloudy sky, surrounded by trees and distant rolling hills in the background.
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Come and join our quiet little life in the countryside in Carla-Bayle, France

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  2026 

 Min stay requested: No minimum

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  • Description

    Description

    Hello!

    We're a blended family of three, with a four-year-old son who's here every other week!

    We live in a large house that could do with some renovations, and we have an acre of land with chickens, dogs, two horses, and a cat. (Goats coming soon!)
    Dimitri is a carpenter, and I'm a farm worker.

    We have a pretty quiet life, taking care of the animals, gardening, doing outdoor tasks, construction projects, going to farmers' markets, etc.

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    Bonjour!

    Nous sommes une famille recomposée de 3 avec un petit garcon de 4ans ici une semaine sur deux!
    On habite dans une grande maison qui a besoin de rénovations, on a un hectare de terrains avec des poules, des chiens, deux chevaux et un chat. (Bientôt des chèvres)
    Dimitri est charpentier et moi je suis employée agricole.
    On a une vie assez tranquille entre soins aux animaux, potager, travaux d’exterieur, chantiers, marchés de producteurs, etc…

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Gardening
    DIY and building projects
    Animal Care
    Farmstay help
    Help around the house
    General Maintenance
  • Interests

    Interests

    Events & social
    Politics / Social justice
    LGBTQ
    Farming
    Self development
    Sustainability
    Pets
    Plant care
    Music
    Carpentry
    Books
    Gardening
    History
    Cooking & food
    DIY & crafts
    Hitchhiking
    Architecture
    Animals
    Nature
    Dancing
    Camping
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    We live in a lovely little region where it's easy to make friends. Our neighbors/tenants are musicians and super friendly. We love having meals at home with friends, playing board games, and when we have time, we go to game nights. Dimitri speaks fluent English and French, and I also speak a little Spanish. There are a lot of English speakers around here.


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    On vit dans un petit département assez chouette où il est facile de tisser des liens, nos voisins/locataires sont musiciens et super sympas, on adore faire des repas à la maison avec les copaines, on joue à des jeux de société et quand on a le temps on va à des soirées jeux.
    Dimitri parle couramment anglais et français, moi en plus je parle un peu d’espagnol.
    Il y a beaucoup d’anglophones par ici.

  • Help

    Help

    We require help in many areas, especially with outdoor tasks (clearing brush, creating a pond, tree care, vegetable garden, fencing, planting hedges) if you're interested. If you have any experience with horses, it would be great to take them out as well… It depends on what interests you; it could even be household tasks or spending time with the little one if you get along (but that's really not a priority). Feeding the animals, taking the dogs for walks. A relaxed pace.


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    On aurait besoin d’aide à plein de niveaux, notamment avec les travaux d’extérieurs (débroussaillage, création d’une mare, soins aux arbres, potager, clôtures, plantation haie)
    Si vous avez des connaissances dans les chevaux ce serait cool de les sortir aussi…
    C’est selon ce qui vous intéresse, ça pourrait même être du ménage dans la maison ou passer du temps avec le petit si ça colle entre vous (mais ça c’est vraiment pas une priorité)
    Nourrissage animaux, aller se balader avec les chiens
    Rythme peu soutenu.

  • Languages

    Languages spoken
    English: Fluent
    French: Fluent
    Spanish: Intermediate

    This host offers a language exchange
    This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
    You can contact them directly for more information.

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    We have a spare room in our house, and there's also room for a tent outside if the weather is nice, with shared use of the common areas. We might also have space for a caravan soon. Dimitri loves to cook, and we mainly eat locally sourced and organic food, so we can all eat together. However, if you don't want to cook too much, you can cook your own meals in our kitchen.

    We eat organic, fairly varied food and not much meat.
    In the morning, we usually have tea or coffee, and a piece of fruit or some porridge.
    And we generally try to balance all our meals with protein, starches, and vegetables.
    We eat lunch and dinner, rather early when we have the little one, and whenever we're hungry the rest of the time.

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    On a une chambre libre dans notre maison, il y a aussi la place pour une tente à l’extérieur s’il fait beau avec partage des lieux communs, et peut être bientôt une caravane.
    Dimitri adore cuisiner, on se nourrit principalement localement et bio, alors on peut manger toustes ensembles, mais il y a aussi possibilité si vous ne voulez pas trop travailler de ne pas manger avec nous et cuisiner votre nourriture dans notre cuisine.

    On mange bio, plutôt varié et peu de viande.
    Le matin plutôt thé ou café, et un fruit ou du porridge.
    Et généralement on essaye d’équilibrer tous nos repas avec protéines ,féculent et légumes.
    On mange le midi et le soir, plutôt tôt quand on a le petit et quand on a faim le reste du temps.

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    The surrounding countryside is lovely, so you can go for walks. We go down to the market twice a week, and we're free to get around the rest of the week too, depending on our plans. There's no public transport, but hitchhiking works very well. We limit screen time for the children, so we don't want anyone glued to their phone, or watching videos or anything like that in front of the children who live here. You can bring your pet if it's used to chickens and doesn't bark all day.

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    Autour c’est la campagne, alors vous pouvez aller vous promener à pied, nous on descend au marché deux fois par semaine, et on peut bouger le reste de la semaine aussi, ça dépend.
    Il n’y a pas de transport en commun mais le stop fonctionne très bien.

    On limite les écrans devant les enfants, alors on ne veut pas de personne scotchée à son téléphone, pas de vidéos ou quoi devant les enfants qui habitent ici.

    Vous pouvez venir avec votre animal s’il est habitué aux poules et qu’il n’aboie pas toute la journée.

  • 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

  • Space for parking camper vans

    Space for parking camper vans

    This host can provide space for campervans.

  • Can possibly accept pets

    Can possibly accept pets

    This host has said they are willing to accept those travelling with a pet.

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    More than two

  • My animals / pets

    My animals / pets

    Profile photo of Sabine, Guillaume, Jessie, Daniel, Bruce, etc…

    Sabine, Guillaume, Jessie, Daniel, Bruce, etc…

    Profile photo of Kawa

    Kawa

    C’est un mère à croisé crème de 6ans. Il est tout calme et adore les câlins

    Profile photo of Karma

    Karma

    C’est un Pre x Tf de 6ans qui est un peu impressionnant si on connaît pas trop les chevaux, mais en vérité c’est un amour

    Profile photo of Sale chat

    Sale chat

    C’est le chat de la maison, il est un peu bizarre mais finalement assez cool

    Profile photo of Venus

    Venus

    C’est une chihuahua aussi très sympa qui zone au soleil toute la journée

    Profile photo of Sowe

    Sowe

    Sowe est un border collie super sympa qui nous aide à rentrer les poules

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This image shows a small, cozy bedroom with a wooden wardrobe, a double bed covered with a colorful patterned blanket, wooden floor, and simple decor.
Three people are riding horses along a grassy mountain path under a clear blue sky, surrounded by green hills and distant mountain peaks, enjoying nature.
Two young chickens perch on a green pet carrier, surrounded by palm leaves. In the background, a small dog lounges comfortably in a woven bed.
A person is riding a lawn mower across a large grassy field under a cloudy sky, surrounded by trees and distant rolling hills in the background.
A man with curly hair rides a horse along a rural road on a sunny day. Majestic mountains and blue sky create a stunning scenic background.

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