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Help and escape to the French countryside in Gavaudun, France
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We’re an English couple who recently moved to a farmhouse on the border of the Lot-et-Garonne and Dordogne. It’s a lovely, peaceful place with plenty of charm—and also plenty of overgrowth! The property includes meadows, an orchard, a small ......
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Animal lovers welcome at our smallholding in Normandy, France
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My name is Joo (he/him). I am an acupuncturist, and I teach yoga, qigong and meditation. This property sits on nearly 5 peaceful acres and is home to my bees, goats, donkey, cat, chickens and dog. We have an extensive vegetable garden, a wildlife ......
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Do you have a green thumb? Join me in Manche, Normandie, France
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Autumn 2026 availability:
October 15-31
November is possible.
December not available
Always ongoing gardening, weeding, cutting hedges and grass.
If possible, the main garden project this year is re-planting the old pond area.
There are a few ......
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Welcoming animal lovers eager to join us and have fun in Confolens, France
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We are a British family living in Confolens in the beautiful Charente Limousin. The human part of the family is me, Louise, and my daughter Abby and her partner, Blaine; the animals include 1 horse and a Shetland, 3 dogs, 5 goats, 1 sheep, 2 ......
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Stay in our family home with wonderful views near Prades, France
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We are a retired English couple with a modern country property in 2.5 hectares in a quiet and spectacular location near Prades and Mt Canigou. Situated at the eastern end of the Pyrenees, and 60 kms from the Mediterranean coast.
We have owned the ......
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Become part of the little community on an ancient farm in Amont-et-Effreney, France
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Hello dear travelers!
We are a small collective that is in many ways under construction. After several years of traveling and participating in various projects and collectives, the first ones of this group moved to this farm in ......
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General maintenance, gardening and woodwork project help on our beautiful home in Buzet sur Baïse, France
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We’re a couple, who after living all over the world including Amsterdam, Sydney, Munich and Zürich decided we’d had enough of the corporate treadmill and moved to beautiful SW France. We now both work freelance, Jan as a copywriter and private chef ......
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Join our family and learn about sustainability in Seignosse, France
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We need help this Spring in May
■ for 1 or 2 weeks or more help with the outdoor. (pull off the weeds/ help out, cut the woods/ planting trees...)
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We are welcoming a handyman to manage the forest of the wooden cabin you will live in ......
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Join a local family life and discover Bellefond, France
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I am a nature and human lover. I left my birth town Paris 28 years ago, to set in a very small village of Entre-Deux-Mers. The countryside here is beautiful ! and I cannot get tired of it ! My two childrens are grown up and live their own ife ......
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Join me in the countryside in the Monts du Lyonnais in Rhône-Alpes, France
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I'm looking for one or two volunteers for gardening, to clean garden before winter.
The help requested will only be done in private spaces, and not on the spaces occupied by the guests of the gîte. Therefore the mission will not be remunerated. ......
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Engage in eco-friendly activities and explore the natural surroundings in Beaujolais, France
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I have recently moved in to my new home here in Beaujolais, France and I'm looking for general help with the maintenance of the property. I'm looking for some general help around the home with things like chopping wood and clearing some brush, ......
Stay with a friendly family near Paris, France
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We are a warm and friendly family living in a large, newly built house in Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois, in the Paris region. We have two young children: a 5-month-old baby and a joyful, sociable 4-year-old boy.
We would be delighted to welcome a ......
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Join our artistic family surrounded by nature near Saint-Mathieu, France
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Autumn is here, and there is still plenty to do before winter arrives.
We are a small family, including an elderly grandmother.
We live in the countryside, surrounded by nature—3 km from the nearest town and 1 km from the closest swimming ......
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Join me on my journey to self-sufficiency in Moulayres, France
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EN: I have lived in the Tarn for 40 years, and I have lived in this house, Jourde, for about 25 years. This place is surrounded by beautiful landscapes, in the middle of three small towns: Castres, Lavaur and Graulhet. In the area there are several ......
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Join our family home in the countryside close to the French Alps in Chasselay, France
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Hello! we are a family with 2 children (born in 2016 and 2022). We all live in a big house in the country close to the French Alps, near Chasselay, Isère. We're quite interested in sustainability - with a lucid mind - and eager to share about ......
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Share our simple life with animals, nature and projects in the Vercors, France
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Welcome to our little corner of the Vercors, where family life, animals, nature and everyday projects all come together.
We are a family living in the countryside : mom, kid, dogs, cats, chickens and chicks.
Life here is simple, active and very ......
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Join us in the great outdoors and stay in a delightful cottage in south west France
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We're a dutch couple (76 & 60) living in the beautiful south west of France, since 2001. We've just moved in to another property with a slightly smaller house than before, but with looooots more land: 5 ha of meadow with fruit trees and a piece of ......
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Experience a peaceful stay surrounded by horses and beautiful nature in Villeneuve-sur-Lot, France
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We, Daniela (58) and Fred (61), run a small private horse farm with five horses. The animals live in an open stable and on a large pasture (8 hectares). The horses are free to do as they please and enjoy their peaceful lives surrounded by beautiful ......
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Family with kids practicing English in Plaisance du Touch, France
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We are a family with 3 kids (a 16 yo girl, a 12 yo boy and a girl of 8 yo). I am a teacher, my husband is a researcher. We were expatriated in Singapore for 5 years. We loved discover Asia and Australia ! We want our children to continue practicing ......
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Learn new skills and visit the historically rich medieval villages in the beautiful Dordogne, France
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We are any English couple who've been living in the most beautiful part of the Dordogne for the past 20 years and we love meeting new people and sharing ideas. We live in a small chateau and are (very slowly) renovating the outbuildings! We have 3 ......
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