Homestays, Volunteering & Working Holidays in France

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Lower Normandy, France

Help us out on our farm and experience life in Normandy, France
****Availability from November and onwards**** **** LOOKING FOR PEOPLE TO HELP US OUT **** We are looking for people who can help us out with the daily maintenance on the farm. People who have experience with gardening or with horses are a plus ! ......
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Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Learn about permaculture near a remote valley in the Dordogne, South West France
Are you interested in Permaculture? This is a 300 year old mill, in rural France, which over the years has been renovated and turned into an organic permaculture small holding with wild flower meadows, many insects and a huge biodiversity. There is ......
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Auvergne, France

Help with looking after our property and animals. Discover the Auvergne region, France
Our family consists of just the two of us, Mr. and Mrs., plus an adorable dog and one cat. We lead a simple life, but we enjoy the pleasures that life gives us: meals with family and friends, movies, gardening, etc ... During this time, we need help ......
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about 22 days ago

Midi-Pyrénées, France

Join us at our old farmhouse and on our land near Jegun, France
Amanda (half French) language teacher and entrepreneur, moved back to the Gers to an old farmhouse near Jegun 12 years ago. End of track situation amongst rolling hills. 3.5 hectares. 2 dogs, 3 cats, 2 horses - An Arab & Lippizaner horse . I live ......
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Midi-Pyrénées, France

Experience rural life and learn about gardening at the foot of the Pyrenees in Cieutat, France
Hi! I'm an organic baker and live in a small village close to the Pyrenees with 2 teenagers, 2 cats and a dog. I bake bread twice a week, and share my life between work, garden, and other activities like dancing, singing, or rock climbing, and my ......
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Midi-Pyrénées, France

Join a semi-self sufficient diverse workshop space near the village of Montbrun Bocage, France
UPDATE: I am especially looking for a couple or 2 friends. Hi! I'm Saskia, I am principally a street theatre performer, puppeteer and tap dance/lindy hop teacher and I live part time with my 19 year old daughter Dixie Lu (update : she's just ......
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Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

Re-enchanting the world with a new holistic vision of life in Sigoyer, France
Welcome to Cougourdane! My name is Emmanuel, and I live here on a 4-hectare plateau in the heart of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, with an open view over the Durance valley. After more than 35 years of committed architectural work, I chose to root ......
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about 2 days ago

Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Discover a peaceful countryside escape in Monflanquin, France
In late 2022, my wife Andra and I traded our city routines for a quieter, more creative life in rural south‑west France, where we now live with our two affectionate cats. I’m gradually learning the rhythms of countryside living after years in an ......
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Midi-Pyrénées, France

Building a self-sufficient little paradise in the Pyrénées, France
We are Carole & Julien and we started a new project: restore and preserve a piece of land in the Pyrénées. 1 hectare with a meadow and woods near by the biggest national park of the Pyrénées. We are renovating our old barn (our future home) from ......
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about 15 days ago

Lower Normandy, France

Pet sitting in Normandy, France
Im a Brit living in France with my three dogs, Ozzy, Elliot and Lola.
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about 6 days ago

Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Disconnect, share the present, and help with our home in the Pyrénées, Asson, France
[workaway note: please contact this host in French] We are restoring an old traditional Béarnaise house located at the foot of the Pyrenees in the Ouzom valley, an area of good cheeses. Assistance activities concern the maintenance of the house, ......
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Rhône-Alpes, France

Welcome to our family in Haute Savoie in the Alps, France
Hi! We are Marion and Jean , we have 3 daughters Charlie (14) Lou (10) and Romane (8). We are an easy-going and open-minded family, who likes to travel and meet new people.We live in the French Alps outside a town called Bonneville, about 20min ......
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Midi-Pyrénées, France

Learn new skills and connect with nature in Gorges de la Dourbie, France
Hello, I chose to settle in the Dourbie Gorges after a thorough and meticulous search for the perfect place to finally live. Everything is beautiful here: the surroundings, the neighbors, the vegetable gardens, forms of resistance and resilience, my ......
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Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

Join our non-profit collective housing project in the southern French Alps, Saint-Sauveur, France
Help needed in preparation for a collective housing project on a farm. The collective project is in progress but we are starting to clear the land and refresh the house to make it ready for the renovation stage. It will be easier and more fun to do ......
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Rhône-Alpes, France

Lend a hand in an artistic/farm close to Grenoble in France
Hello, and welcome to this page :) The place is an traditional farm, close to Grenoble in France, up in the hill. Mainly managed by Thierry, there is also family, friends, worker, woofer, traveler around.. ;) depends of the moment and rhythm of the ......
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Franche-Comté, France

Share simple moments with a family in La Chailleuse, France
We live in a large, characterful old house at the foot of a beautiful hill, with open, airy views over the Jura mountains and the surrounding countryside. The atmosphere is calm and simple. Many lovely walks starting right from the door. What I ......
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Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France

Cultural and language exchange in Lille, the very north of France
I let you read my profile I'm not looking for an au pair, but just foreigners willing to learn more about french language and culture for a short period of time of at least 2 weeks( ( as it seems to be a minimum of time to get to know eachother) In ......
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Rhône-Alpes, France

Help with our garden and sheep shelter in the Giffre Valley, France
We are Karen and Toby, a couple living in a classic French farmhouse in a small hamlet with stunning views over the Giffre Valley. Our home is an old stone-and-wood farmhouse, and we share it with a lively multi-generational household: our youngest ......
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about 26 days ago

Burgundy, France

Join our family for daily life and a language exchange in Villeneuve-sur-Yonne, France
Hello! We are a close-knit, fun-loving, and sporty family of five living in the hilly Burgundy countryside, surrounded by cows, horses, and open crop fields. We work with honeybees and produce our own ethical, eco-responsible organic honey. Nature, ......
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about 25 days ago

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

Join our young family in Grasse, Côte d'Azur, France
Stay with us in Grasse:) Experience French life and share your own language and culture! We are a couple with two childrens. Anne is a theatre actress, a teacher, and a very active gardener at times. Sometimes she’s home, sometimes away for ......
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