Homestays, Volunteering & Working Holidays in France

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Join our family and learn about sustainability in Seignosse, France
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...) ============== We are welcoming a handyman to manage the forest of the wooden cabin you will live in ......
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Join our family for a permaculture project in rural Limousin, France
hi! It’s Kalina & Dima here :) after some years travelling & working seasonal jobs we settled down in France. Our house is an old stone building that requires a lot of love after being neglected for some years (served as a summer/holiday house). It ......
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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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Hunting lodge family holiday home in Tarn, SW France
- gardening and a few odd jobs Approximately from 30 March - 10 April or about 5-7 days in that time frame. We are both in our 60's and this is our holiday home . We have 2 dogs and will probably have some of our family with us. We are English ......
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Help with housesitting in gorgeous Aude, France
Hello travelers, we are Laure and Margaux. We own a property just over 1,5 acres in a tiny rural village midway-ish from Carcassonne and Toulouse. About 10 years ago, in our 20’s we both traveled and worked abroad … We used to be exactly where ......
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Join us in our musical home in the Languedoc region, France
We are Sundara and David, a retired but still very active Scottish couple. Our only home is a large mansion house ('maison de maître') overlooking the Canal du Midi in the Languedoc region. It has been used for various purposes including jazz ......
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Speak French while staying with our family in the middle of nature in Limousin, France
TEXTE EN ANGLAIS & EN FRANCAIS (plus bas) Hello, We are Sylvie and David. We own a house and a 2-hectare plot of land. David is very handy and knows how to do many things in different areas. Sylvie likes to cook, take care of the vegetable garden ......
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Join our community and help with daily activities in St Pierre de Curtille, France
The Community in is a christian community (Roman Catholic) with an ecumenical vocation. Couples, families and celibates, men and women, have chosen community life to follow Christ and serve the Church and the world. We give our lives to Unity. ......
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Help taking care of the house and live with other young French and internationals in Lille, France
** Update February 2026 : house is full these Winter+Spring as we host students. Next time we'll look for volunteers will be July and August 2026, when we'll be happy to have help to paint, decorate and furnish (with custom shelves and second hand ......
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Share your skills and enjoy a tranquil zen getaway in Montalzat, France
We are a gay couple (58 and 62 years old). We enjoy our privileged setting in the countryside of Tarn-et-Garonne, right next to the Lot (1 hour from Toulouse - 30 minutes from Montauban and Cahors). We love tending our large garden, our vegetable ......
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Eco renovation of a cottage near Veules les Roses, France
Hi every one ! My girlfriend Alix and I live in Normandy, near Veules les Roses, 5 km from the sea. We began the renovation of our 400-year-old cottage in 2021. We are not professionnals of eco-construction, but we are curious, we like testing, ......
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Help on our homestead in La Farlède, France
We are Cedric & Abigail, 38 years old, living in the South of France with our 3 years old baby. We've launching a beautiful project with a greenhouse to produce organic food 3 years ago. We aim to set up a pedagogic farm for schools and plant more ......
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Garden and home help with our family in the beautiful Pyrenees, France
We are an English family who made the move to rural France 21 years ago and now live in the beautiful Pyrenees countryside. Our home is shared by three generations – us as a couple, our two children (19 and 16), and Grandma, who adds plenty of ......
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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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Developing our home-making project near Chalabre in the French Pyrenees
Dear helpers I am looking for helpers to come and be with us throughout the year. Our land of 250 acres / 100 hectares is a mixture of natural wildflower meadows and woodland and is located in its own private valley. I'm inspired by the teachings ......
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Help out with a non-profit project, pet care and house maintenance in Chalabre, France
My name is Áine. I'm Irish but I've been living in France for almost half my life. I am a self-employed consultant, but I also run a non-profit activity in my village, Chalabre, which is close to the Pyrenees in France. In an old building I co-own, ......
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Come and help us on our lovely hamlet overlooking the sea in Normandy, France
We bought our little hamlet in the french countryside, 5 years ago. It’s a haven of tranquility, surrounded as we are by the beautiful french countryside and overlooking the sea and the Île de Tatihou. We are slowly discovering our gardens, ......
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Experience French rural life and learn about jam making in Chemillé-en-Anjou, France
Hello and welcome 😊 I am a 53-year-old woman living in the countryside in western France, on a peaceful 3.5-hectare property with a small lake and a lot of nature around. I work mainly from home, so I am present every day and I live a simple, calm ......
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Practice at our non-profit yoga and meditation center near Montauban, France
*2026* This year we are welcoming volunteers during the following period only : August 1st - September 27th Please read the entire description until the very end of every section before considering joining us. We are a Yoga and meditation ......
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Music rehearsal and recording studio-get creative in an ancient village house in the Pyrenees, France
Hello!! We are 2 English and Brazilian/basque friends, I bought a huge old village house one year ago. I'm a sound engineer, and I travel a lot for work. I'm probably traveling more than 6 months of the year recently! I bought a house (kinda 2 ......
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