Homestays, Volunteering & Working Holidays in France

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Brittany, France

Join our homestead and learn about permaculture principles in Meslan, France
My mom (Beatrice) and I (Elsa), decided in 2015 to build a community homestead. After many research we finally purchased our farm in Brittany (France). 33ha of land, with meadows, forest and river. A true paradise already. We want to share it with ......
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about 9 days ago

Rhône-Alpes, France

Join our family and share cultures in a house in front of the Mont-Blanc, Sallanches, France
Hello, We are a french couple Alban and Laurence. We are living at Sallanches in a house in front of the Mont-Blanc. We live with our 2 daughters Violette (5 years old) et Olympe (3'). We are both working as a mountain leader. The main thing we are ......
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Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Cheering up a rather tired century old steel barge on the Canal de la Garonne, France
Bonjour! My husband, Paul, and I have lived in France for 20 years. We have just realised a lifelong dream to own a boat to explore the waterways of France. She needs some TLC, although she is perfectly habitable and ready to go. She is currently ......
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Burgundy, France

Join a retired couple in a beautiful area of historic Burgundy, France
We are a couple of retired chaps living in rural Burgundy (France). We have a large manoir-style house in a small village in the Morvan national park, with a substantial garden. It is peaceful and beautiful, but quite remote... the nearest shops are ......
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Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France

Learn about permaculture and discover the area in Salomé, France
My name is Justine, I am passionate about permaculture and music is quite a part of my life. I have a big cat "yuna" who sleeps more than she moves. I love speaking a foreign language! Mainly Spanish and English. The body in well-being is my ......
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Poitou-Charentes, France

Learn new skills in lovely Courcome, France
Retired but busy. Two whippets and an Etsy shop to run as well. The house needs experienced people to work twenty hours a week. Food and wine supplied. Come and join me.
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about 13 days ago

Brittany, France

Enjoy our garden and help a little around our home with maintenance and decorating near Vannes, Brittany, France
We are a couple who ran a B&B for 3 years in Josselin with occasional help from Workawayers. We're now near the lovely South Brittany coast, where I mainly teach English, in a house & garden that needs a little updating & TLC... We've been in France ......
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Languedoc-Roussillon, France

Self-built wooden house in the middle of the forest, as sober and ecological as possible, Martin de Lansuscle, France
Hello Our family has spent wonderful years here building and enjoying the place. And I want to share this chance. Now the children are grown up and they are spreading their wings. But nature and humans are not fans of emptiness. So this atypical ......
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Rhône-Alpes, France

Stay with us in our old farmhouse while enjoying the scenery of Le Montcel, France
Hello, we are a family with 3 children: Anaïs 21 years, Youri 19 years and Maia 16 years. They are no longer at home on a daily basis now and the house is big enought to receive travelers ! We live in Savoie at the top of Aix-les-Bains in a large ......
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Midi-Pyrénées, France

Share our daily life and learn about organic gardening in South Aveyron, France
Dear friends from all over the world... hello! We would be very happy to share our peasant life with you! Take the time to read this presentation. We are organic market gardeners: we produce vegetables. In the summer we cook our vegetables at ......
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about 19 days ago

Rhône-Alpes, France

Join our friendly family for a language exchange in Saint Jorioz, France
Hello, We are a close-knit family of 5, I am Virginie, my husband Zitoune and our 3 children (12-year-old twins and a 15-year-old girl) and we have a cat Oasis. We live in Saint Jorioz, a charming town in Haute Savoie, in a pretty house surrounded ......
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Lower Normandy, France

Isolated small-holding near Mortain in Normandy, France
Isolated Smallholding in very rural Normandy offering accomodation and meals for one or two people within our family home in exchange for general help. We are an English couple and our children have now grown up and moved away. We are vegetarian, ......
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Burgundy, France

Upcycling, minimalism and exchange cultures in Montceau-les-Mines, France
After several years of traveling as a family (bike trip, shared accommodation, group accommodation, etc.), we returned to our region on private land in light housing, caravan, camper van, etc. We continue to travel in small chunks because the ......
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about 27 days ago

Midi-Pyrénées, France

Workaway by the river, ideal for nature lovers and those who enjoy being outdoors in the Lot Valley, south France
Hi there… My name is jacqui and my partner is Dave, we run fishing holidays and a Gite business in the south of France on the River Lot. Medieval hilltop villages, crystal clear streams, limestone cliff faces and deep gorges, just ......
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about 1 day ago

Midi-Pyrénées, France

Looking for a helping hand on the property around our wonderful old family house in Manent-Montane, France
Help needed in the South of France! We are a Belgian dutch speaking family living in a wonderful old house in the South of France with our animals... 2 cats, 2 dogs, a bunch of chickens, 2 retired horses and 2 goats. The house is in a nice rural ......
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Midi-Pyrénées, France

Stay in the heart of Béarn between vineyards and the Pyrenees, France
Who am I? My name is Frédéric and I have always loved meeting people from all over the world. I am someone who is easy to get along with and I love learning from others as much as I love passing on my knowledge. I took a 6-month backpacking trip ......
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about 7 days ago

Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Stay with our family and explore rural Bordeaux, France
We are a 2 dad family owned vineyard in the South West of France. With our dog and twin boy and girl, we have a busy life growing vines and making wine in this beautiful part of the world. We are originally from South Africa but have lived and ......
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Pays de la Loire, France

Share cultures and learn about gardening near Nantes, France
Hello, we are a couple of french who live near to Ocean Atlantique and beaches. Our house is in country with songs birds You can go to the sea on bike (only 3km) Often, You have to be independent on work and visits Bonjour, nous sommes un couple ......
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Poitou-Charentes, France

Join our family and help with gardening and house projects in the Cognac Region near Chaniers, France
Hi My name is Dom, originally English but living in France for 30 years. I live with my 14 year old daughter. We live in an old french castle and the renovation project has been ongoing for 10 years now. We still need help with a few things.. The ......
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Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

Cultural exchange with eco family, help around the house and garden in Cuers, France
We are a family of 6: Yaël 2 years old, Aubin 12 years old, Adrien 9 years old, Antonin 15 years old, Blandine 43 years old and Benoit 45 years old. We live in Cuers, almost in the center of this small town, in the Var, between Toulon, Hyères and ......
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