Homestays, Volunteering & Working Holidays in France

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Limousin, France

Experience a unique language exchange in Ligneyrac, France
I am a South African that lives in the south west of France. I live 2 hours from Bordeaux and 2 hours from Toulouse and 5 hours from Paris with the train. I live 5 hours from Barcelona too. I will teach French/English lessons as I am a qualified ......
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Midi-Pyrénées, France

Experience rural living and get to know our way of life near the French Pyrenees, Luc, France
Hi there! We are Hermine and Paul, a French-Irish couple who have just bought an old farm in southwestern France (near Tarbes) after living in rural Spain and before that in Bavaria, Germany. We visited and lived in many different places. Former ......
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about 9 hours ago

Rhône-Alpes, France

Experience the life of the local in the Bauges Mountains, France
I live in Savoie, France, in the Bauges Mountains. I am retired, 85 years old, and have been a widower for three years. I need help tidying up and doing a number of tasks around my traditional house and on the property: the garden, trees, and ......
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about 2 days ago

Rhône-Alpes, France

Enjoy a language exchange with our family and learn about gardening in Villefontaine, France
(EN) I am a French woman, a mother of three children , living in Villefontaine. I would like to host someone who can help in the garden and with other things as tidying & small DIY jobs... (FR) Je suis une femme française mère de trois enfants. ......
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Burgundy, France

Be part of a small but thriving rural community and discover the simple pleasures of village life in Burgundy, France
HI, I am English and have lived in a beautiful small village in Burgundy for many years. Beautiful countryside, wonderful food, a vivid cultural life, and incredible cycling and hiking territory if that's your thing.... Not far from the vineyards of ......
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Midi-Pyrénées, France

Enjoy nature and get the best of both worlds between town and country living in Pézenas, France
I live within walking distance to Pezenas a beautiful market town amongst the vineyards I have a large garden that needs getting back into shape & I would like to start a vegetable patch which involves digging a reasonably sized hole filling with ......
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about 23 days ago

Lower Normandy, France

Help with collaborative projects and cultural exchange in Saint-James, France
Hello and welcome! I live in a house in Saint-James, Normandy, between Mont-Saint-Michel and Fougères. The house is located in a quiet residential neighbourhood, with a small garden and local shops within walking distance. It's a peaceful place and ......
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Upper Normandy, France

Help a friendly family with animals in Saint-Roch-sur-Égrenne, France
Our place is a small farm with a garden, orchard, horses & stables and a swimming pool. we are a friendly family of 3 who enjoy being outside, with the animals, biking, swimming, walks etc. (We are not a business,) You will be helping in the ......
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Pays de la Loire, France

Join our family home in a little village Saint-Étienne-de-Mer-Morte, France
Hello, we are a family of 4 (Sophie and Paul), our sons (Bastien, 29 and Thibaut, 24), and our cat Iris. The house is located in a small village of 2,000 inhabitants near Nantes (35 km) and the Atlantic ocean (30 km). We have for you a huge garden ......
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Auvergne, France

English and French speaking family living in the beautiful Livradois Forez national park, France
Hello, We are an English-speaking family living in the beautiful Puy De Dome, France. We are currently updating a 1930's house back into a family home and we have 4 children - a boy aged 13 and three girls aged 15, 18, and 20. It's a big friendly ......
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Paris (Île-de-France), France

Join our multicultural family in Courgent, France
Can accommodate couples or individuals. We have availability all year. Hit us up. Hello, we live in the countryside, less than 1 hour from Paris. We have 3 children, a 3 yr 1/2 old boy called Charlie Ocean and 2 girls aged 12 and 15. Our 2 girls ......
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Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Help us and learn new skills along the way in Faurilles, France
We live in the country with our two staffies & two cats. We have a large property and a small gite to stay in. However our property is too large for the two of us and we are looking to welcome someone or some persons who can help around the property ......
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Languedoc-Roussillon, France

Come and enjoy family life together in Barre des cévennes, France
Hey! We are Marjolaine and Jean Pablo. Each of us have two children aged from 6 to 11 years old who live half time with us. We live in Barre des Cevennes in a quiet hamlet, 5 km away from the nearest village. It's very quiet & picturesque, ......
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Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Join us in the garden in exchange for convivial moments in the Dordogne, France
We are a couple who have been farming organic vegetables since 2014 in the Dordogne region, southwest of Bordeaux. We have animals (sheep, chickens, dogs). We grow our vegetables as we used to, without any chemicals, and are certified organic. We ......
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about 13 hours ago

Limousin, France

Help us restore the woodland around our castle in Gueret, France
We bought the castle 4 years ago and have worked tirelessly since then restoring it to its previous glory using our own skills as well as local artisans. We are now ready to move outside with the aim of making the grounds as fabulous as the house. ......
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about 10 hours ago

Pays de la Loire, France

Experience French family life and help out around the house and garden in the Loire valley, Saumur, France
*** WE WOULD BE VERY GLAD TO HAVE SOMEONE AT HOME WITH US IN SEPTEMBER*** We are a French family: > Marianne, teacher of economics at Angers university. I also have a research activity in economics on various topics related to farming and the ......
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Midi-Pyrénées, France

Enjoying and helping to rebuild a little paradise in Occitanie, France
Hello friendly soul, I’m Annkatrin, 45 years of age. I moved from Germany to France ten years ago. My objective was to create an ecological center for well-being where people can discover their potential, enjoy the pleasure of being close to ......
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Franche-Comté, France

Join our home and discover different activities in the Jura, France
Hi everybody We are a couple (62 and 71) with 2 dogs living in the french Jura, more exactly close to the wineyards. We fell in love with this hilly region and we bought an old house 10 years ago. We renovated a big part of it and opened a ......
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Champagne-Ardenne, France

Join in creating a ecological food forest and help in our organic vegetable garden in Terron-sur-Aisne, France
We, Waldo and Eliane, work together to create our cultural and playful dynamic eco-resort on the one hectare site of a former farm. There is still some work to be done so that small-scale group activities and workshops can be held in the future. We ......
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Burgundy, France

Come join us at our creative and organic raspberry farm in Burgundy, France
Hi, Come join us at our creative and organic raspberry farm. I would like some help with improvements to the house, grass mowing and taking care of my organic raspberries. We provide delicious healthy vegetarian food and you have your own sleeping ......
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