Homestays, Volunteering & Working Holidays in France

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Franche-Comté, France

Join our vegetarian family to enjoy a healthy rural French life on the Swiss border in Grand'Combe-Châteleu, France
We mainly need help for looking after our two boys Hugo (6) and Tiago (3,5). We live a high standard and spacious chalet in a rural village 10 minutes away from Switzerland. Train station is close by (8minutes) but we also provide automatic car. Now ......
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Midi-Pyrénées, France

French countryside homestead surrounded by nature welcomes a hand in Ginals, France
Welcome 🌞 Give us a hand while enjoying a place located in an old farmhouse in a relatively isolated hamlet surrounded by nature in the pretty French countryside. We work to create a living space conducive to inner and spiritual research in ......
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Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

Family welcoming Workawayers to help outdoors at our house in Provence Alpes Azur, France
We are a very friendly outgoing family. We have two boys aged 12 and 15. We built our house ourselves in a typical Provence style. We love travelling. We are very easy-going and love meeting new people.
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about 5 days ago

Lorraine, France

Join our Franco-Indian family in the beautiful city of Metz, France
Hi, we live in the heart of the beautiful city of Metz. We have a heritage home and our family of four is super active and loves to host friends and family. We can use some help with the chores around the house: babysitting the kids (age 5 and 7), ......
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about 8 days ago

Rhône-Alpes, France

Cultural exchange and help with my jungle garden near Léaz, France
I live in a big house quite isolated in nature, near the city of Geneva, at the foot of the Jura mountain and next to Rhône river. I have a big garden that I really love, demanding a lot of care and help. Since I am a 70 year old lady I start to ......
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about 1 day ago

Center, France

Come and enjoy historical places, amazing food and wine in Assay, France
We are a gay couple living in the Loire Valley in France, Jeff is from Chicago and Oscar is from Argentina. We've lived in London from 2008 to 2017 and we've adopted three little English boys. We purchased this old Chateau near Chinon in France and ......
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Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Help with collaborative projects and my dog in Arrosès, South West France
Hi, My name is Mark, I'm from the UK but live in a very rural part of South West France, I'm 54 years of age, I'm an artist and also a musician, I love to create new pieces of music and paintings. I have always been a keen gardener and love being ......
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Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Join me at my beautiful rural home in Sabres, France
I live in the countryside in the Landes department in southwest France. I live alone with my dog ​​and cat in a large, very old, typically Landes house. I am 60 years old and speak English. I have two great passions: gardening and cooking, in ......
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about 9 days ago

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

Help cultivate the land and experience hamlet life in a little corner of paradise near Tinée, France
I live in the mountains in the valley of Tinée (Alpes-Maritimes-France). The hamlet is located one hour from Nice. This place is calm, peaceful, and sunny almost all the year, it is a small corner of paradise. I own several acres. We work in family. ......
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about 1 day ago

Lower Normandy, France

Participate in family life in Paris, France
We are living in a house in 'Grand Paris' (30 minutes from the Eiffel Tower). We share our time between Paris and Normandy. So, many opportunities to discover both. Our house needs work ( gardening, decoration, maintenance...). I am retired and ......
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Limousin, France

Language exchange and help with childcare, garden and DIY projects in Saint-Hilaire-Peyroux, France
We are a family made up of Delphine (47 years old), Benoît (40 years old), Ayla (12 years old) and Arthur (10 years old). We live in a charming little village in Corrèze, 15 minutes by car from Tulle and Brive-la-gaillarde (the 2 towns nearby). We ......
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about 8 days ago

Corsica, France

Help me around the sheepfold in Corsica, France
I am 67 years old and a young grandmother of four grandchildren. We will be able to communicate in French and a little English. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- J'ai 67 ans et je suis une jeune grand ......
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Rhône-Alpes, France

Live in a very old house, in a very little ski resort in the French Alps, France
Hi, We, Laurence et Laurent (55-56) live in a very old house in a very little ski resort. We have 4 children 32, 30, 28 years old and a young girl who was born in 2017. We rent two flats during holidays. We have a permaculture garden during summer ......
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Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

Help with our vegetable garden in Arles, South of France
We are a retired couple living in the south of France. We own our property and have a large garden outside the town and upkeeping is sometimes of an issue.
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about 18 minutes ago

Paris (Île-de-France), France

Immerse yourself in a daily family life close to Paris, Bois-le-Roi, France
We are a italien / french family with two childs : Arthur (14 years old, Leonardo (2 years old) , and a dog, Kiwi ! We love traveling, meeting people and discovering new countries. We live on the edge of the Fontainebleau Forest, just a 32-minute ......
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Languedoc-Roussillon, France

Discover other cultures and ways of life in Palaja, France
Busy business owner living alone and needing a helping hand with the running and maintenance of his home with some minor jobs to consider. Chef d'entreprise très occupé, vivant seul et ayant besoin d’un coup de main pour le fonctionnement et ......
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about 3 hours ago

Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Enjoy life at a small natural place amongst the pine trees close to Hossegor, France
Hello, I have a small natural camping site and guest house. It is located just north from Hossegor in a beautiful stretch of typical Landes pine forest and close to some wild empty beaches. The guest house is a mix of huts, teepee, larger dome and ......
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Midi-Pyrénées, France

Help us maintain our hilltop haven in a medieval village Albas, France
We are a couple of gay men, Théodore and Étienne, working respectively in development and in education. We're also very fortunate to have a house in the Lot Valley, located at the top of a wooded hill that requires a great deal of maintenance. That ......
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Lower Normandy, France

Outdoor projects in Saint-Jean-le-Thomas, France
I live in a small, quiet village, 400 meters from a superb viewpoint of Mont-Saint-Michel and 45 minutes from the sea. I love nature, the calm, and the charm of this region between land and sea. It's an ideal place to relax, walk, discover the bay, ......
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Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Join our international forest family and help us with everyday tasks in Landes, France
We are an English/ South African Family living in the forest of Landes. I (Sarah) am English, Wayne (my husband) is South African, and our two homeschooled daughters, Flo (8) and Harlee (5). We love outdoor activities and water sports especially. We ......
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