A sunny countryside scene with green fields, cows grazing, a vegetable garden in the foreground, a small polytunnel, trees, hills, and fluffy clouds overhead.
This image shows a bathroom with a shower area, beige tiled walls, a white sink with drawers, a mirror, and a small extendable vanity mirror.
A simple, sunlit bedroom with a mattress on the floor, colorful bedding, a window, wooden floor, light purple walls, and a drum set in the corner.
A covered patio with a glass table and chairs, a green lounge chair, string lights, overlooking green trees, a greenhouse, and a partly cloudy sky.
Three children walk hand-in-hand on a quiet country road at sunset, surrounded by fields and distant rolling hills, enjoying a peaceful evening together outdoors.
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Discover local life in the countryside of Longessaigne, France

Availability

  2026 

 Min stay requested: at least a week

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  • Description

    Description

    We are a family with three children (ages 3, 6, and 8), living in a house in a small village in the Monts du Lyonnais, 50km from Lyon. We can pick you up at the Sain-Bel train station (25km) or at the bus stop in St Laurent de Chamousset (TCL line).

    We have a large outdoor space, including a garden that provides most of our food. We will need help, mainly with harvesting and preserving.
    There are many hiking trails near the house, and you can also relax on the terrace or in the garden. Bowling, swimming, and a medieval site are 10 km away.

    Nous sommes une famille avec 3 enfants (3,6 et 8 ans), habitant une maison dans un petit village des monts du lyonnais, à 50km de Lyon, possibilité de vous chercher à la gare de Sain-Bel (25km) ou à l'arrêt de bus à St Laurent de Chamousset (ligne TCL).
    Nous avons un grand espace extérieur dont un jardin qui nous nourrit en grande partie pour lequel nous aurons besoin d'aide principalement pour récolter et faire des conserves.

    Il y a de nombreux chemins de randonnées à proximité de la maison, possibilité de passer du temps sur la terrasse ou le terrain pour vous reposer.
    Bowling, piscine, site médiéval à 10km.

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Charity Work
    Gardening
    Babysitting and creative play
    Help around the house
    General Maintenance
  • Interests

    Interests

    Farming
    Self development
    Charity work
    Sustainability
    Plant care
    DIY & crafts
    Music
    Gardening
    Cooking & food
    Nature
    Drawing & painting
    Cycling
    Outdoor activities
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Share the daily life of a family with three children, improve your language skills, learn French cuisine, how to care for a garden in the summer, how to make preserves, sourdough bread and soaps, have the opportunity to practice creative hobbies (painting, candle making, paper crafts...we can lend you the materials), and even play the drums!
    Visit a natural site, a farm, a medieval site or a typical village of your choice.

    Partager le quotidien d'une famille avec 3 enfants, améliorer ses compétences linguistiques, s'initier à la cuisine française, aux soins d'un jardin en été, à la fabrication de conserves, à la fabrication de pain au levain et de savons, avoir la possibilité de pratiqué des loisirs créatifs (peinture, bougies, papier...nous pouvons vous prêter le matériel), et même de jouer de la batterie!
    Visite d'un site naturel, d'une ferme, d'un site médiéval ou d'un village typique au choix.

  • Projects involving children

    Projects involving children

    This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.

  • Help

    Help

    My husband spends a lot of time renovating the house, so your help would primarily be with me, for the garden and general household tasks. We are also interested in helping the children improve their English. And I can also help you learn French.
    I can offer to make sourdough bread, soap (cold process), yogurt, and preserves together. We really enjoy making things ourselves. We would like you to be able to choose tasks based on your interests (outdoors or indoors, etc.), so that your stay is as pleasant as possible.

    Mon mari passe beaucoup de temps à rénover la maison, votre aide serait plutôt auprès de moi, pour le jardin et des tâches courantes de la maison. Nous sommes aussi intéressés pour que les enfants développent leur anglais. Et je pourrai aussi vous aider à l'apprentissage du français.
    Je peux vous proposer de faire ensemble du pain au levain, du savon (saponification à froid), des yaourts, des conserves. Nous aimons beaucoup faire nous-même.
    Nous aimerions que vous puissiez choisir les tâches en fonction de vos intérêts (entre extérieur ou intérieur...), pour que le séjour vous corresponde au mieux.

  • Languages

    Languages spoken
    French: Fluent
    English: Beginner

    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

    You will have a bedroom, a bathroom, and a separate toilet on a different floor from where we live. Access to this room is through the construction site of the house; you simply need to walk through it to reach your area.
    We envision eating meals together on the terrace as often as possible.

    Vous aurez une chambre, une salle de bain et un WC indépendant à un autre étage que celui où nous vivons. L'accès à cette chambre se fait par le chantier de la maison, qu'il faut simplement traverser pour arriver à votre zone.
    Nous imaginons des repas pris ensemble, sur la terrasse le plus souvent possible.

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    We don't have an internet box; the connection is via tethering using our phone. The network quality varies depending on the provider.

    Nous n'avons de pas de box internet, la connexion se fait en partage de connexion avec le téléphone. Le réseau est plus ou moins bon selon l'opérateur.

  • 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.

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    One

  • My animals / pets

    My animals / pets

Host ref number: 999353627477

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This image shows a bathroom with a shower area, beige tiled walls, a white sink with drawers, a mirror, and a small extendable vanity mirror.
A simple, sunlit bedroom with a mattress on the floor, colorful bedding, a window, wooden floor, light purple walls, and a drum set in the corner.
A covered patio with a glass table and chairs, a green lounge chair, string lights, overlooking green trees, a greenhouse, and a partly cloudy sky.
Three children walk hand-in-hand on a quiet country road at sunset, surrounded by fields and distant rolling hills, enjoying a peaceful evening together outdoors.
A sunny countryside scene with green fields, cows grazing, a vegetable garden in the foreground, a small polytunnel, trees, hills, and fluffy clouds overhead.

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