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Confident, strong and practical helpers welcome in the Pyrenees mountains, France

We reside in a quaint village nestled amidst majestic mountains with the ruins of an age-old castle. Our location is near the Spanish border, offering access to prime mountain passes, often graced by the Tour de France as it was in 2024. This ......

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Join us for daily life and gardening in d'Aquitaine, France

Hello, we are two gay men. Paul (55 years old) & Pierre-Yves (52 years old) We are horticulturalists. Gay guys are welcome. Paul is native origionally from Paris, Pierre-Yves, from Lyon, Here we speak mostly in french, we hope this is not an ......

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Welcoming outdoor help in our beautiful house with garden and pond in Midi Pyrenees, France

URGENT ! URGENT ! URGENT ! Hi everybody ! "A stranger is just a friend you don't know yet." The last few years, David and I have welcomed, through different websites, about nearly 60 volunteers helping us with several types of work, and it's ......

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Experience simple living in Ariege, Pyrenees, France

Hello, We are Cat and Silvan (6 years old). We live on an organic permaculture farm in the Pyrenees in the south of France. The property is situated in a small hamlet of 8 houses bordering a wild forest including chestnut, ash, oak, acacia and ......

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Experience life with animals and nature on our permaculture smallholding in Brittany, France

Welcome to Our Permaculture Smallholding in Rural France Please book your place in advance for summer 2026. After many years of traveling the world, we finally put down roots in rural France in 2017 to bring our vision of a sustainable, ......

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Welcoming help on our home and garden in island Brehat, France

Hello, I am 79 years old with an active and happy temperament, grandmother of 6 grandchildren whom I like to welcome in a large house by the sea in the Côtes d'Armor. Despite a professional life in Rhône Alpes, close to rural areas, I have remained ......

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Help at our beautiful home in the peaceful countryside of Normandy, France

In a large old house, in a very quiet location, we breed horses and look after large gardens. In the garden, you will help us to maintain the flowerbeds (dead flowers, weeding and planting perennials, weeding ...) trim the hedges, mow ... in short ......

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Help me take care of my beautiful place while discovering the area together in Val-de-Saâne, France

My name is Dominique. I was born in Le Havre in Normandy but I have lived all my life in Paris. Today I share myself between Paris and Marseille. In Paris, I am a professor at the Sorbonne and at the Faculty of Medicine in the field of Culture and ......

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Explore medieval villages & the serene French countryside of Aquitaine while staying on a family property

Looking for immediate help for june - july for housekeeping tasks, such as cleaning and ironing, with occasionally some light gardening. We’ve found that this experience works best for people who enjoy staying active and contributing in a practical ......

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Join us developing a regenerative project in Sablières, France

We're Manon, Alessandro and Brioche (I'm a dog) a little young family passionate about nature, travelling, independence, regenerative practices, agriculture, farming, gardening, trekking and life. After almost 10 years of working and travelling ......

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Home and pet sitting in the countryside near Boussac, center of France

============= Important information: We are currently looking for people available at these periods : - 07/09/2026 to 20/09/2026 ============= Hello ! But please feel free to contact us for any other availability! We are located in the Berry ......

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Live with the seasons on our family naturist farm near Nîmes, France

We are a family farm, where we experiment with organic farming, market gardening on living soils, beekeeping and self-construction. Our place of production is open to everyone, and our values are hospitality, mutual aid, listening, naturism, ......

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International co-living artistic residency at the foothills of the Pyrenees, France

*We are active, yet we cannot respond to all requests **We are open to partnerships & collaborations on the long-term ***Please indicate your desired timeframe and tell us a bit about yourself & any relevant info in your own words ****We cannot help ......

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Take part in the rhythm of our daily life and share experiences near Lyon, France

We are a Christian community (Roman Catholic) with an ecumenical vocation, which grew out of a prayer group in Lyon, France. Our community is made up of couples, families, and celibates—men and women—who have chosen to live together in faith to ......

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Help with gardening in an organic vineyard near the village in Puy l'Evêque, France

In the vineyard, for planting and other work in the organic vineyard. At home, we do organic farming. It is located in the Lot Valley 150 kilometers from Toulouse and 120 kilometers from Bordeaux. We produce organic wine and others like grape juice, ......

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Learn about bio-veggie gardening and improve your English language skills in Pouzy-Mésangy, France

Adrian (English) and Shamsiah (Malaysian) have renovated a set of farm buildings in the Allier 03, right in the middle of France. We have 5 acres (2 hectares) of land and we spend our summers here growing our own vegetables and fruit organically and ......

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Permaculture on the banks of a river in the Pyrenees Atlantiques, France

who we are : Marie-Laure, theatre teacher and Franz, landscape gardener. We live on a land of 6500 m2 on the banks of a small river in the Atlantic Pyrenees - a large part of it has been developed as a combination of edible forest garden and ......

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Experience what it’s like to set up a homestead and live life at a slower pace in Cussy en Morvan, France

--- Salut! My name is Stef. I'm a 43 year old Dutch man and live with my 3 young kids on an old farm in a beautiful regional park in France. The house and garden were neglected for 20 years before I bought it six years ago. The property is 7000 m² ......

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Help me with my garden and household tasks in Nîmes, Southern France

Welcome as a volunteer in my home ! I need help with general maintenance, renovation and gardening in a nice house with swimming pool located in Nimes, close to many cultural and nature spots. I am a paediatrician, specialized in child neurology . ......

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Improve your French with our family near Toulouse, France

IMPORTANT UPDATE: we are urgently looking for one person or a couple to help us move. The place is now sold . My mother had an accident one year. ago and can’t walk still difficult. We are only 3 living in this huge property. I also need help for ......

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