Homestays, Volunteering & Working Holidays in Poitou-Charentes, France

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Join us at a gorgeous healing retreat centre in Nouvelle Aquitaine, France
I opened a healing retreat centre in south west France in 2015 with my late husband. I am ia writer and am working hard to make the retreat centre a success, but there is always so much to do. The retreat centre is used for yoga courses, ......
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My family and other animals in rural Charente Maritime, France
APRIL/MAY 2026 Building a dead wood fence in the field to keep our sheep in. Lots of things going on inside and out but you'll have to contact me for further info on the exact projects.But plenty to do in the garden! Lots of other projects too. ......
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Share our family life and learn new skills in Barbezieux, France
** 01-09 February, Danielle needs some help while we are away. ** We are an anglo-belgian couple with our adult daughter living in rural France. We have 2 retired horses, 1 elderly shetland pony, 2 french rescue dogs and chickens. We live in ......
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Join us at our barn and the garden in the beautiful Poitou- Charentes region, France
Hello!! We are a Franco-German family and we have 3 children aged 18, 16 and 14 . We enjoy having people at home, and love to cook for them and with them ! We also love music a LOT, and try to keep fit (we just installed a room for ......
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Welcoming animal lovers eager to join us and have fun in Confolens, France
We are a British family living in Confolens in the beautiful Charente Limousin. The human part of the family is me, Louise, and my daughter Abby and her partner, Blaine; the animals include 1 horse and a Shetland, 3 dogs, 7 goats, 1 sheep, 2 ......
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Join our busy, but happy and relaxed family home in the Charente, France
Hi all, a little introduction; We are a family of five, there’s us and our 3 kids, boys of 18 & 15 & girl of 14) and our little dogs, cat, chickens, chicks and rabbits) who moved to France from England for a simpler, less hectic lifestyle. We are ......
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Join us in an old family estate and discover the beautiful area of Saintes and La Rochelle, France
=============== May to July 2026 / Help welcome : gardening and house maintenance (painting shutters and windows, cleaning, etc…). If you like the idea of participating in the life of an old house : you’re most welcome. =============== Welcome at ......
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Experience living in a 19th-century chateau in Charente Maritime, France
I am a man in my fifties and have been living in France for seven years in a chateau which had been uninhabited for 40 years. I am in the process of renovating the main chateau Situated in the South West of France, surrounded by beautiful ......
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Spend time with our cat and experience life in an off-grid, strawbale house in Exideuil-sur-Vienne, France
**We are looking for a single person to keep me (Daniel) company while my wife is away teaching yoga. There will be some garden work to do and help around the house is appreciated, especially cooking! Accommodation can be either in a caravan or in ......
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Helping outdoors in a splendid setting among animals and horses in Poitou-Charentes, France
We are a bilingual French/English couple. We lived together in the UK for 23 years. We've been in France for over 18 years. Yannick was a secondary school language teacher and Marion was a transport and logistics manager (road, rail and then express ......
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Join us at our self-sustainability farm at the edge of La Banche river, France
***** We are currently looking for someone fluent in French for a minimum of six months and a maximum of 24 months. This position is ideal for someone with a personal project underway (thesis, doctorate, book, etc.) or who works remotely and can ......
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Join us for community projects, gardening in rural Lathus St Remy, France
In 2025/2026, come to rural France to enjoy a peaceful, friendly, safe, workaway experience. Couples, friends, or single volunteers are welcome. This is entirely a cultural exchange where any activity done by Workaways is for the social good (of ......
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Enjoy beautiful surroundings on our small organic farm in Charente Maritime, France
Between Saintes and Rochefort, half an hour from the coast, we live in a beautiful ‘Domaine’, with woods and land. You will most probably be bean picking, helping with the fencing for the sheep or oxen, feeding chickens, maybe cleaning them out etc. ......
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Come and help with some gardening and house chores in South Charente, France
We are a family of 3 Jeff and I are sixties bringing up our grandson who is now 25. I work full time and Jeff looks after the house and the grandson! He now lives in Bordeaux. The house is in the country but not too far from Barbezieux which is ......
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Experience our simple English lifestyle while giving us a helping hand in rural Deux Sevres, France
English couple and dog. English spoken at home. Peaceful location in rural France. No public transport. Night life is star gazing, board games or movie watching. We are looking for flexible helpers, happy to help us with whatever the day ......
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Help with gardening chores and painting projects in Quinçay, France
It could be nice to have a help in décembre. I will be at home on this time. I worked as a social worker for young people, I have now been retired for 12 years. In my house I like to invite people from all over the world : foreign students studying ......
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Help with horses, barn clearing and my garden near Angles sur L'Anglin, France
I am English and have lived in this area of France for nearly 30 years. I am passionate about nature, re-wilding, horses, gastronomy, France and travel. Over the last few years my herd of horses has grown to eight -many of them rescued. They all ......
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Rural family idyll seeking help in Liglet, France
French & English speaking family in beautiful rural France, with an organic permaculture garden, forest and river, and 3 curious, bright children. Our eldest daughter has additional educational needs for communication and literacy, so enthusiastic ......
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Surround yourself by beautiful countryside and welcome some animals to our new home in Roumezieres - Loubert, France
Hey guys, Welcome to our little patch of Paradise!. ☺️ Let me introduce myself and my family and home.... I am Cherie, my hubby is Ian we are a couple, from Australia, and UK, and after living between our two countries over the past 30 years and ......
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Illustration for book projects on île d'Oléron, off the coast of France
Hello Workawayer ! I look to host experienced illustrators who travel with their iPad (or equivalent) for producing digital illustrations. The project details are found in the Help section below. Something about YOU: A confirmed illustrator who ......
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