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Work exchange opportunities in France

14 opportunities found

Guest House Lot-et-Garonne, France

🏰 Help Restore Our Petite Chateau in SW France! 🇫🇷

20h/week Painting & Decorating Cleaning Housekeeping Building & Repairing
At least 2 weeks Private Room 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Higher approval

Homestay Haute-Garonne, France

Enjoy Toulouse and meet people in our hostel life!

20h/week Cleaning Housekeeping Kitchen Hand
At least 4 weeks Team Dorm 2 meals
  • 5.0
  • Top Host

Guest House Loiret, France

Stay at a Historic Castel in the Loire Valley.

25h/week Kitchen Hand Cleaning Housekeeping Gardening
From 4 to 5 weeks Private Room 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Top Host
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Homestay Creuse, France

Help us around our rural property and have a laugh with us

25h/week Cleaning Housekeeping Building & Repairing Gardening
At least 1 week Private Room
  • 4.5

Guest House Noisy-sur-École, France

Help us with our "bubbles in the trees" concept and space!

25h/week Housekeeping Cleaning
At least 4 weeks Team Dorm 3 meals
  • 4.5

Homestay Gard, France

Amazing cleaner with organisation skills needed in France!

25h/week Pet Sitting Painting & Decorating Cleaning Building & Repairing
From 1 to 12 weeks Shared Dorm 3 meals
  • 4.5
  • Higher approval
  • Needs help immediately

Boat Alpes-Maritimes, France

🌞 Join Our Active Family in the Beautiful French Riviera! 🇫🇷

27h/week Social Work Cleaning Cooking Child Care
From 30 days to 12 weeks Tent 1 meal
  • 5.0

Guest House Ain, France

🌱 Help in My Organic Garden & Host Pilgrims Near the Alps

20h/week Kitchen Hand Cleaning Housekeeping Gardening
At least 10 days Private Room 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • High demand

Hostel Gironde, France

🎒 Live the Bordeaux Vibe While Making New Friends! 🍷

20h/week Kitchen Hand Cleaning Housekeeping
From 2 to 12 weeks Team Dorm
  • 4.0
  • Higher approval

Hostel Haute-Garonne, France

Join us in our new Hostel to meet people from all the world !

20h/week Kitchen Hand Cleaning Housekeeping
At least 4 weeks Shared Dorm
  • 5.0
  • High demand

Homestay Hautes-Pyrénées, France

🌞 A Simple Life with Loving Dogs and Tranquility in Nature 🐶

20h/week Pet Sitting Cleaning Cooking Building & Repairing
At least 1 week Private Room 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • High demand

Homestay Foix, France

Come help and enjoy the French Pyrenees!

24h/week Pet Sitting Painting & Decorating Cleaning Gardening
At least 3 weeks Private Room 3 meals
  • 5.0

Guest House Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France

Help around in the beautiful French/Basque countryside

18h/week Cleaning Housekeeping Cooking Building & Repairing
From 2 to 6 weeks Tent 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • New

Homestay Hauts-de-Seine, France

Normal house functioning :)

20h/week Cleaning Housekeeping Cooking Building & Repairing
At least 1 week Shared Dorm 1 meal
  • 5.0
  • High demand

Work and travel in France: go beyond traditional

France is a country of many famous traditions such as cheeses, wines, designer clothes and perfumes. But a work exchange in France goes far beyond Paris, the Eiffel Tower or the Louvre Museum. It is worth visiting these places, eating macarons and crepes, for sure. But it's nice to know exchange programs in France, hostels, non-profits, and other places you can help and what new traditions they bring to the table. Work in a hostel in France and meet people from all over the world!

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What is it like to work away in France?

Find free accommodation in exchange for work in a hostel in France in our host list. Hostel jobs in France can be related to cleaning, bartending, reception or even creative ones like entertaining guests with live music, playing games or organizing parties. You can work in France for a month or longer. The Worldpackers membership lasts for a year and you can book as many trips as you like within that time.

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How to use Worldpackers for work exchange in France?

Check our host list to find hostels to work in France in exchange for free accommodation. It’s quick and easy: start by making a profile, add some photos from your favorite trips and then tell us about yourself. If you have questions, ask our experts or contact the support team! And don’t worry, Worldpackers insurance is there for you if anything unexpected happens! To work and travel in France, become a member of the Worldpackers community!

How Worldpackers works: the complete guide

Time to prepare for your trip as a worldpacker!

How do Worldpackers trips work?

As a member, you can contact as many hosts and travel safely as many times as you want.

Choose your plan to travel with Worldpackers as many times as you like.

Complete your profile, watch the video lessons in the Academy, and earn certificates to stand out to hosts.

Apply to as many positions as you like, and get in contact with our verified hosts.

If a host thinks you’re a good fit for their position, they’ll pre-approve you.

Get your documents and tickets ready for your volunteer trip.

Confirm your trip to enjoy all of the safety of Worldpackers.

Have a transformative experience and make a positive impact on the world.

If anything doesn’t go as planned with a host, count on the WP Safeguard and our highly responsive support team!

After volunteering, you and your host exchange reviews.

With positive reviews, you’ll stand out to hosts and get even more benefits.

Check out all our plans Learn more about how it works