🌞 Live Summer in France: Nature, French & Culture Exchange!

High demand host: This host has received 6 applications recently. We recommend you apply for other positions too.
Connect with nature: 3 travelers recommend this experience for reconnecting with nature
Immerse yourself in the local culture: 2 travelers recommend this host for those looking for a local cultural immersion
Needs help immediately
Accepts couples and pairs of volunteers

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What you offer

25h

Hours per week: Help out and collaborate with your host only a few hours per week.

Farming: Plant crops, sow seeds and help in outside tasks.

Building & Repairing: Help with a wide range of repairs or building.

Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens

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What you get

Days off per week: Have some time off for yourself, go explore the city or rest for a while.

Private Room: You will have a bed in a private room. In other words, a room just for you.

Shared Dorm: You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other travelers.

Breakfast: You are entitled to a free breakfast, every day of your stay.

Lunch: You are entitled to a free lunch, every day of your stay.

Dinner: You are entitled to a free dinner, every day of your stay.

Basic Internet Access: Basic speed internet for you to work remotely

Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

Language lessons: Take free language classes at our place.

Bikes at your disposal: You can use our bikes any time you want.

Support: Get help from the Worldpackers support team in case you need it, at any point of your trip.

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Availability

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Stay at least: 14 days

The Experience

Join us this summer in the sunny French countryside! We’re a friendly French-Austrian couple seeking volunteers to help with gardening, cleaning, and general maintenance. Enjoy shared meals, free French lessons, and peaceful surroundings. Minimum 14-day stay. Perfect for nature lovers eager to improve French and experience authentic rural life. All nationalities welcome!

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Requirements

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

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4 Reviews

4.0

Host & Team

4.0

Hours & Tasks

4.5

Homestay

4.0

Learning & Fun

4.0

How this experience will transform you

3 Get in touch with nature
2 Immersing in the local culture
2 Meeting international travelers
1 Meeting locals
1 Practicing English

This host contributes to Sustainable Development Goals

2 12. Responsible consumption and production
1 16. Peace, justice and strong institutions

Carla

Germany

I enjoyed my stay. The property is rural and very idyllic. You will be picked up at the nearest bus station (otherwise ~1h by foot). You have to work 25h per week, which was mostly gardening for me (for example picking out weeds). Work may vary depending on your experience and gender. Hours were respected. Because of the lessons and because it is spoken around the property, the stay was perfect for improving my intermediate french. I had the opportunity to combine my days off to go to La Rochelle, which was great.

6 days ago

LA replied

happ you enjoyed your stay, now the next team is currently enjoing La Rochelle with nice weather. All the best

nafi

United States

It was honestly fine, they are a kind couple. they did make some comments that raised my eyebrows, told me i had a smell,.. and made comments about my fashion choice etc. also it was my first worldpackers experience so i didn't know how to garden, and was trying but they were kind of impatient about that. however, food was very lovely, they also give french lessons, and they are kind

17 days ago

LA replied

Sorry Nafi, got it wrong again, didnt say you had a smell, but what you had put onto your skin, some lotionsor perfums do smell awful. in some places you would need wear a kind of working outfit, here we accepted your choice ..although we find skirts not ideal for gardening and cleaning. ....you raised your eyebrows to our comments, we had some eyebrowraising to do as far as execution of work/duties were concerned. One does need to get things right pretty fast . As a person :Next to perfect! LOL

Isabela

Italy

The house is about a 1-hour walk from the nearest town. The main task was gardening, done either in one 5-hour block or split between morning and late afternoon. It wasn't too heavy and matched the description. Unfortunately, the pool and bikes weren't working during my stay, but they were being repaired. Food may not be enough for physical work, so I recommend bringing snacks - there's a fridge available. Accommodation was in a separate house from the main residence. Some conversations, especially around politics and culture, may be uncomfortable for some volunteers.

26 days ago

LA replied

hi Isabella, you are the very first one to say that food was not enough, people can ask to get more, they have got a mouth and it is mentioned that for lunch there is a snack. we are neither a hotel nor a restaurant and for personal preferences we do not cater. there is a full and consistent meal in the evening and noone goes away hungry. As far as conversation is concerned, well we do speak out our opinion, true- luckily here in Europe we still do have the right of free speech uncensored !!!

Elena

Russia

Volunteer Experience with Eva and Gilles was amazing. Their property is located in a beautiful country side. As soon as my trip was confirmed, Eva provided me with a guide of how to get to the place including flights and bus schedule, pick up time. On the day of arrival, I was not scheduled to do my hours. The work started the next day according to the schedule prepared by Eva. I met other international volunteers and explored the neighborhood, tested delicious home made French dishes .

30 days ago

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