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Volunteer project: On a former industrial land intended to become a communal park, a group of volunteers from different countries will have to do cleaning and clearing work to make the site accessible. Some masonry work will also be necessary: a channel and basins used for fish growing will be repaired. Language: English Possible free time activities: Many visits to villages and towns rich of art and culture are possible: Annonay, Lyon, St Etienne, St Julien Molin Molin Molette... The Natural reserve of Pilat offers many possibilities for discovery. Accommodation: In the boarding house of the local high school. Location: In the south east of France, and south of the Loire department close to Ardeche department, you can discover a town in the middle of the Natural reserve of Pilat, at the junction of three rivers. The town is attached to the district of Saint-Etienne, and has developed its own specificity between the towns of Annonay (Ardeche) and Saint-Etienne (Loire). It offers a very pleasant environment to live in, with all facilities (transport, shops, services) and allows everyone to live according to his wishes. For those fond of history, Bourg-Argental has a large number of vestiges which testify of the richness of its past. Nearest train station: St Etienne Châteaucreux
Age range: 18 - 30 years old
Volunteer project: From 1959 to 1994, the Fontanes castle hosted
summer camps. Inhabitants of the village have fond mermories of youth groups
on the streets. For 6 years, the community has been the
owner of the site. St Etienne Metropole finds the opportunity to confirm
its interest in the countryside while developping assets for the urban
community. Language: English
Possible free time activities: Accommodation: In the castle. Location: Fontanes is a rural village of 620 inhabitants, located at the beginning of the Monts du Lyonnais, almost 20 km away from St Etienne. Region of medium altitude, the landscape is composed of a succession of mountainous groups surrounded by small valleys with huge slopes. The closeness of the Natural Park of le Pilat is a further attractive point. Nearest train station: St Etienne Châteaucreux
Age range: 18 - 30 years old
Volunteer project: In the past years, the town of Creuzier le Vieux
has regularly hosted volunteer workcamps. Very
satisfied by those experiences, it wishes to host an international
project again in order to highlight the local inheritance. Language: English
Possible free time activities: Accommodation: In the changing rooms of the football ground. Location: The town of Creuzier-le-Vieux overlooks the valley of Allier river, and a part of its territory approaches its banks. The town owns an interesting historical inheritance, particularly with its Roman church and several elements of small inheritance (crosses, washer). Next to the town of Vichy, also neighbouring is the town of Cusset. Creuzier-le-Vieux has many advantages thanks to its nearness to settings of touristic and cultural interest. Population: 3,000 inhabitants. Towns nearby: Cusset (2 km), Vichy (4 km). Nearest train station: Vichy
Age range: 18 - 30 years old
Volunteer project: Assisted by a local volunteer, the international group will have to remove the ivy which covers the piles of a footbridge and will clean and replaster its base with a traditional mortar with lime. Another task will be laying out of access path which will involve creating water drench, clearing undergrowth and cleaning the accesses to the site. Language: English Accommodation: In a communal building. Location: In the South East of France. St Fortunat is located in central Ardeche, at equal distance from Valence and Privas, near the Natural reserve of the Mounts of Ardeche. In the heart of the valley of Eyrieux, the village is stretched between 145 and 760 m of height, offering varied landscapes: peach and cherry trees, chestnut groves, meadows, river banks, etc. Approximately 150 km of marked paths allow discovering, on foot or mountain bike, the natural and architectural richness of this village. There's also an interpretation path on the topic of water supplements. Several rivers in the vicinity offer places for swimming and relaxation. Many museums present the evolution of the region (palaeontology, wool, sweet chestnut...) Sites of international reputation can be found nearby, such as the Gerbier des Joncs Mountain and the gorges of Ardeche. Nearest train station: Valence Ville
Age range: 18 - 30 years old
Volunteer project: This workcamp is continuation of a project which started several years
ago, as the spring, which runs at the foot of the wall, was enhanced
thanks to the laying out of barriers, benches, flowers.... The "Amis du
Vieux Livron" association brings a lot to the restoration of the old
village. It is partner of the town for the implementation of this
workcamp. Inhabitants of the area are glad to have another occasion for
international exchanges. Language: English
Possible free time activities: Accommodation: In a communal building. Location: Located between Valence and Montélimar, Livron is a necessary passage on road N7, for the holiday makers of the Mediterranean region. Its landscape is made of valleys. With the junction of the Drôme and the Rhône rivers, Livron offers the possibility to do various hikes along the river banks. The old village located on a hillock, reveals a panorama on the Ardèche and the Drôme valley. Livron is 25 km from Valence. Nearest train station: Valence-Ville
Age range: 18 - 30 years old
Volunteer project: For several years, international workcamps
have followed one another in the town. After various interventions on
the edge of river Rhone and on the renovation of the old town, this
year, the municipality invites volunteers from different countries to
restore historic walls.
Language: English
Possible free time activities: Accommodation: In a chapel (“les Pénitents Blancs”). Location: Located at 10 km south of Valence, in the Drôme, Etoile (4 500 inhabitants) is a town which overhangs the Rhône valley. Its village, at the heart of an enclosure of the 15th century, reveals an architectural heritage of quality: church, apparent-stone houses, chapel and castle. As for its countryside, it is characterized by very diversified landscapes (edge of river Rhône and Véore, agricultural and fruit-tree zones, hills and woods). Nearest towns are Valence (10 km) and Montelimar (40 km). Nearest train station: Valence-Ville
Age range: 18 - 30 years old
Volunteer project: Volunteers will work at enhancing a pond used as a fishing reservoir, located near the village of Salechan. The work will consist in cleaning and clearing of invading vegetation along the banks of the pond. Attention: Participants may be asked to use portable machines (clearing machines). Experience in manual work is preferable. Language: English Possible free time activities: Many hiking possibilities to discover this wild landscape, visits of the castle of Bramevaque, swimming in the rivers, rafting, horse riding, meetings with other workcamps. The workcamp participants will also have the occasion to exchange with the local people who will be happy to show their region. Accommodation: The group will be accommodated in a building located in the village with all facilities available. Location: Salechan is a typical village of the Pyrenees, built on a mountain slope, in the valley of Barousse (High-Pyrenees). Its location offers splendid views on the Pyrenean chain which forms a natural border between France and Spain. Nearest train station: Montrejeau
Age range: 18 - 30 years old
Volunteer project: Assisted by specialized staff who will give instructions to the volunteers on masonry work, the team will participate in the rebuilding of a small wall located alongside the road leading to the village. Participants will also clear the outskirts of the wall. Language: English Possible free time activities: There are many places of interest to visit in the area: the medieval city of Carcassone, the city of Toulouse, village of Mirepoix, castles of Lagarde, Montesegur and Foix, many excursions to discover the landscape. The volunteers will have the chance to meet and get to know the local people. Accommodation: The workcamp group will be accommodated in the village school, near the work place, with all facilities available on the spot. Location: The village les Pujols is located at one hour drive south of the town of Toulouse, in the department of Ariège, not far from the Pyrenees which form the border with Spain. The nearest town is Pamier (8 km). Nearest train station: Pamier
Age range: 18 - 30 years old
Volunteer project: Volunteers will share the life and activities
of the companions in the Emmaus community, organised around the
collecting, fixing and selling of second-hand articles in community
shops. The volunteers will be associated to the daily tasks carried out
all year round by the companions. Language: English
Possible free time activities: Accommodation: Under tent. Location: Located at 10 km south of Valence, in the Drôme, Etoile (4,500 inhabitants) is a town which overhangs the valley of the Rhône. Its village, at the heart of the enclosure of the 15th century, reveals an architectural heritage of quality: church, stone houses, chapel and a castle. As for its countryside, it is characterized by very diversified landscapes (the banks of the rivers Rhône and Véore, agricultural and fruit-tree zones, hills and woods). The community is sheltered in a priory at 1.5 km from the village. Nearest train station: Valence-Ville
Age range: 20 - 30 years old
Volunteer project: Each week, the Park of Olhain receives children from leisure centers, gathering approximately 1000 children, from 8 to 12 years old, accompanied by professional campleaders. The workcamp volunteers will join to support the leaders of the park in the organization and setting up of the leisure activities for the children: sport activities, open air leisure, games, workshops. Volunteers' intervention will allow strengthening the professional team of leaders of the Park and will bring an intercultural dynamics. Participants will work from Monday to Friday (on the basis of 35 hours per week) under the supervision of a person in charge for the team of animation at the Park of Olhain. The animation sessions will take place at the following schedule: from 10.00 am to 12.00 am, from 2.00 pm to 5.00 pm and from 8.00 pm to 10.00 pm, starting from Monday at 2.00 pm till Thursday at 10.00 pm. Special requirements: Good knowledge of French is required. Motivation letter is required with application. Language: French Accommodation: Under tents. Meals will be served at the self-service restaurant of the park. All facilities available. Location: The park is located at 25 min drive from the town of Arras, and 45 min from Lille. Nearest train station: Arras
Age range: 20 - 30 years old
French
speaking project Language: French
Possible free time activities: Accommodation: Under tents beside the changing rooms of the football stadium at St Rémy en Rollat. 2,5 km walking to the work site. Location: Saint-Rémy-en-Rollat is a nice village which name comes from the Rollat family, lords of the region and the bishop of Reims, who came at one time in this village to build a priory there. It is located near Vichy, between forests and the Allier river. The village extends on approximately 2000 hectares, with 22 hamlets. The site of the workcamp is a place considered as a natural zone to be preserved. At the exit of Vichy, the river is between the airport, the SNCF railway station and the industrial zone of Vichy-Rhue. To conclude, the river Allier is here like a sick body... but it still remains beautiful with forest, meadows and lawns. Population: 1500. Altitude: 269 m Closest city: Vichy (10 km) Nearest train station: Vichy
Age range: 18 - 30 years old
Volunteer project: Supported by a professional staff, the group
of volunteers will continue the preservation of the ruins of the castle
of Comminges Counts in Bramevaque. The work activities include masonry
and building of low stone walls. This site is receiving each years
several hundreds of visitors. Language: English Possible free time activities: Hiking trip, swimming, visit to some caves, churches, museums, etc. Accommodation: Under tents, near the castle. Living conditions are very simple. This is a project for nature lovers. Location: Bramevaque is located at about 15 km from the town of Montréjeau, 25 km south of the town of St Gaudens, and near the prestigious site of Saint-Bertrand de Comminges, in a wild and preserved valley of Hautes-Pyrenees: La Barousse. It is a charming little village of 30 inhabitants that owns the castle of the Comminges earls (12th century). Nature and mountain lovers will surely appreciate this exceptional site and its natural environment. The nearest cities are Montrejeau and Toulouse. Nearest train station: Montrejeau
Age range: 18 - 30 years old
Volunteer project: Caillac is going to host this summer its third
international workcamp. The municipality wishes to organize original
activities and at the same time to make the village more attractive. Language: English Possible free time activities: Canoeing, swimming in the river Lot, visit local feasts, visit of castles, many possibilities for hiking, visit of the town of Cahors. Accommodation: In the former school of the village, at about 15 min from the work place. Location: Caillac is a small village located on the right bank of the river Lot, in the heart of the vineyards of Cahors, and offers a quiet and pleasant environment. Its church of the 10th century is a testimony of the rich cultural heritage of this region. Nearest town is Cahors (10 km). Nearest train station: Cahors
Age range: 18 - 30 years old
Volunteer project: It has been with the will to safeguard and
develop its inheritance that the town has committed itself in a huge programme
of rehabilitation of its site. Language: English
Possible free time activities: Accommodation: In a communal building. Location: Located in Ardèche, at 10 km from Privas, St Vincent de Barrès is a small village of 500 inhabitants. Perched on a rock piton, it is an isolated site but of high quality as it is a medieval village which has numerous vestiges of fortifications, narrow lanes, and arched passages. Nearest towns are Montelimar (20 km), Privas (20 km) and Valence (50 km). Nearest train station: Valence Ville Age range: 18 - 30 years old
French
speaking project Language: French
Possible free time activities: Accommodation: In the multi-purpose hall of the village. Location: Chomerac is located in the center of a basin which is encircled by Barres on the east, the volcanic Coiron on the south and west, and limestone hills on the north. This diversity makes it the paradise for the geologists, paleonthologists and archeologists. The richness of the landscapes is due to this geological diversity and makes this region particularly attractive. Chomerac is situated 17 km from Privas and 20 km from Montelimar. Nearest train station: Montelimar
Age range: 18 - 30 years old
Volunteer project: It is with the intention to preserve its architectural heritage that the municipality hosted its first international workcamp in 2000. Since then, volunteer teams restored a lime kiln and two martyrdoms. Thanks to the enthusiasm of the volunteers and the many contacts with the population, the municipality wishes to renew the project. Guided by two or three local people, volunteers will participate in the restoration of a dry-stone wall along the sport grounds. Your work will consist in clearing the vegetation, removing stones, and rebuilding parts of the wall. Language: English
Possible free time activities: Accommodation: In the changing rooms of the football ground. Location: Located at the south of the “Monts du Beaujolais”, 40 km from Lyon, Pommiers is part of the most important places for Beaujolais wine growing. The municipality is also attentive to preserve its historical heritage. Nearest train station: Villefranche sur Saone
Age range: 18 - 30 years old
Volunteer project: The project participants will be involved in the restoration of a wall (50 meter length, 2 to 3 m in height). The tasks include rebuilding of certain parts of the wall (especially top), masonry work: jointing and installation of the stones. The volunteers will also help out with the organization of the village fête including installation of stands, kitchen, disassembling, cleaning. The group will be guided by a communal employee for the work on the wall and by a person of the festival committee for the festival tasks. Language: English
Possible free time activities: Accommodation: In a local lodging (gîte). Location: Salins is located at 7 km from Mauriac where the river Auze crosses a 30 meters high basaltic escarpment. It's a pleasure for the tourists to pass under the waterfall and to arrive at an excavation. At the end of the cave, the fountain of the Druids was used to cure cutaneous diseases. Population: 150, Altitude: 710 m Closest cities: Mauriac (6 km), Aurillac (45 km). Nearest train station: Aurillac
Age range: 18 - 30 years old
Volunteer project: Volunteers will be guided by a professional sculptor who used to restore historical monuments. Delighted to share his know-how, he already guided several international volunteer workcamps. Volunteers must be committed to the project. Participants who are passionate of the inheritance preservation are expected. The group will help in the restoration of a stone wall: cleaning and small masonry work. Volunteers will also work on the opening of two windows of the church which has been walled: removing the wall (windows are 40 cm large, 1.80m high). These tasks will require work on small scaffolding (2 to 3m). Language: English Possible free time activities: Meeting with young people, visit of the castle at Montmorin, visit of Billom, swimming-pool in Billom, game of bowls, tennis, basketball, visit of the castles around (Mauzun, Ravel, Martinanches), walks in the Madet valley, canoe at Ste Marguerite, hike to Puy de Dome, visit of Clermont Ferrand, visit of Issoire (international folklore festival), meeting with the workcamp in Issoire. Accommodation: In the village school. There are no shops in the village. Participants will have to walk to get to the church. Location: The small village of Montmorin is located in the region of le Puy de Dôme, next to Billom, in the east of Clermont Ferrand. It belongs to the St Dier-Billon group of towns. Montmorin is a small rural village divided in 40 hamlets, and located in the middle of a valley and of large green spaces. Nature lovers are expected. Population: 525 inhabitants, located at 630 m high. Towns nearby: Clermont Ferrand (25 km). Nearest train station: Clermont Ferrand
Age range: 18 - 30 years old
Volunteer project: The group of volunteers will be guided by a technical coordinator of the local hosting association. Volunteers will be involved in different construction and restoration works. One task will be the building of a stone wall: building a formwork and masonry work. Apart from this, volunteers will help with the restoration of a wooden shelter (this will require work on scaffolding): restoring parts of the roof, changing planks, changing part of the frame, changing the tiles. Language: English Possible free time activities: Visit of Issoire (abbey, Clock Tower, Centre of Roman Art), exchanges with young people and animators of the Youth House, International Folklore Festival, meetings with the International folk groups, exchanges with local associations, cinema, canoe-kayak on the river Allier, meeting with the workcamp of Montmorin, visit of the caves at Perrier, visit of Clermont-Ferrand, hikes around (Puy de Dôme). Accommodation: Dormitory in the municipal gymnasium of Murat. The work site is around 15 min walking from the accommodation. Location: Town of 13,000 inhabitants, located at 35 km south of Clermont Ferrand, between two natural parks: the Auvergne Volcanos Park (at 30 km away from St Nectaire) and the Livradois Forez Park. Allier river runs through Issoire and has many canoe riders during summer. During the project, the group will benefit from a one-week international folklore festival, which is a big event for this town. Nearest train station: Issoire
Age range: 18 - 30 years old
Volunteer project: The town of le Mont Dore is located at the foot of the Sancy Mountain. It is an important regional touristic site, thanks to its location. This opening towards touristic activities naturally led to international exchanges. Our partnership for the hosting of international workcamp started years ago, as the first workcamp organized in the municipality was in summer 1988. The volunteers will clear invasive plants from the banks of the river Dordogne. This will involve clearing of undergrowth and cutting the plants. Note: the project tasks require physical work because the plants are very high and thick, banks sometimes very inclined. Language: English Possible free time activities: Hikes in the Massif du Sancy with a guide, tennis, cycling, visit of waterfalls, meeting with young people, climbing, aquagym, visit of the lake Chambon, Country Festival, visit of the funicular railway station, visit of Le Mont Dore, discovering of lava enamels, piano concert, swimming pool at la Bourboule, visit of a cheese farm, Jazz concerts, visit of Clermont Ferrand. Accommodation: In a school. Location: At the foot of le Puy de Sancy, at the heart of the Parc of Auvergne Volcanos (park of volcanoes), in the valley of la Haute Dordogne, the Mont-Dore station has three main vocations: tourism, thermals, winter sports. Nature is protected in the regional natural park of Auvergne volcanoes, and particularly in the valley of le Mont-Dore in which the Dordogne starts. Le Mont-Dore is located at 1050 m high, and even summer evenings can be cold. Population: 1,735 inhabitants. Towns nearby: Clermont Ferrand (43 km). Nearest train station: Le Mont Dore
Age range: 18 - 30 years old
Volunteer project: The volunteers in this project will take part in the restoration of the tower of Rac in Malataverne in order to give back its historical dimension to the local people, and to make it a pleasant stop on a hikers trail. This will require mainly masonry work. The group will also work on the consolidation and construction of stone walls with lime mortar according to traditional techniques. Some cleaning, research and stone sorting work will be necessary as well. Language: English Accommodation: Participants will be accommodated in the cloakrooms of the football grounds. Location: Malataverne, a village of 1436 inhabitants, is located in the southern part of the department of Drôme Provence in the South East of France, 8 km south of Montélimar. In its privileged green environment, its inhabitants find there quietness while being near the zones of activity. Nearest train station: Montélimar
Age range: 18 - 30 years old
Volunteer project: Participants will be guided by an employee of the CPIE (Permanent Centre of Initiatives for the environment) of the area Tronçais. They will work with a group of people who had difficulties to find a job (Rmistes, long-time unemployed from 23 to 57 years old) and now work for the CPIE. This will be an opportunity for know-how exchange. Volunteers will work 3 whole days per week and will take their meals together with the CPIE group. The project foresees the restoration of a landing stage (demolition of parts of the wall, rebuilding of the wall, rejointing), clearing of undergrowth of a site in front of the ramparts. Work is rather technical. Language: English Possible free time activities: In the village: football, meetings with the young people and local associations, discovering the medieval city of Ainay. In the surroundings: horse riding at St Bonnet, walks and cycling in the Tronçais forest, visit of the CPIE of Tronçais, visit of the Footsbarn theatre, swimming in a lake (St Tronçais Bonnet), discovering the history of the Channel of Berry in a boat, visit of the Museum Alain Fournier in Epineuil Fleuriel, visit of Montlucon. Accommodation: In a room beside the football stadium. Location: Located between Bourges and Clermont-Ferrand, Ainay le Château, an old medieval city, is in a beautiful landscape in the edge of the Tronçais forest. It is the most important oak tree forest of Europe (the trees were planted by Colbert to build the boats of the royal navy) and also a forest where loggers, stave wood splitters, coalmen, blacksmiths, muleteers lived. Population: 1200 Close cities: St Amand Montrond (17 km), Montlucon (45 km). Nearest train station: St Amand Montrond
Age range: 18 - 30 years old
Volunteer project: Emmaus is a community that welcomes marginalized and homeless
people. They are called "companions". The community provides them
with a place where they can live and work. It is a place where people live
together in a spirit of solidarity. Some companions live there temporarily while
going trough a tough phase in life and the community supports them towards
social reinsertion; others see life in the community as an alternative way of
life. There are 3 founding principles in all Emmaus Communities: welcoming
people (everybody no matter their origin or their past); working, which is seen
as fundamental for a sound life and as the way for reinsertion and restoring
of self-esteem; sharing is the third pillar of life in the community. Language: English Possible free time activities: Volunteers' leisure activities and animation will be organized with the residents: parties, visits of Montauban, canoeing and a lot of differents sports. Accommodation: Lodgind under a large tent. Kitchen and sanitary facilities nearby. Consumption of alcohol is forbidden as a mark of respect and solidrity towards the companions who struggle against alcohol addiction problems. Location: The community is located in Southern France, in the rural town of La Ville Dieu du Temple, 10 km west from Montauban, a historical city on the edge of the Canal du Midi, which belongs to the Human World Heritage of UNESCO. Montauban is 45 km away from Toulouse, the lively "pink city". Nearest train station: Montauban
Age range: 20 - 30 years old
Volunteer project: Dommartin (2405 inhabitants) is a friendly village. The lime kiln is a recent discovery. The municipality got information from a neighbouring town having restored a lime kiln thanks to an international workcamp. It decided to follow this example. Guided by a local person who already participated, with group of volunteers, in the restoration of two lime kilns in this region, the international volunteers will clean and build in order to highlight parts which have to be restored, will cut off stones, replace missing stones and clear the outskirts. Language: English
Possible free time activities: Accommodation: In a communal building. Location: At 20 km north-west of Lyon, Dommartin is located at the limit of slopes of the Lyonnais and of the Beaujolais “des pierres dorées” (golden stones). It is the garden of Lyon, the countryside of the town people. It is a region rich of historical and religious past, of a varied agriculture, of artisanal and technical know-how. It is a country to be discovered on foot, horse-riding, by bycicle... Nearest train station: Lyon
Age range: 18 - 30 years old
Volunteer project: The volunteers in the project will work in the gardens of Mornant, situated on a slope. The team will have to build a dry stone terrace which will make it possible to hold the ground, and will build also wooden barriers. Language: English
Possible free time activities: Accommodation: Under tents and in the changing room of the sport grounds. Location: Located 25 km from Lyon and 35 km from Saint-Etienne, Mornant belongs to the area of the Monts du Lyonnais. Thanks to the proximity of the two urban poles, the commune developed and its population increased in the last ten years. Nearest train station: Lyon-Perrache
Age range: 18 - 30 years old
Volunteer project: After several international volunteer projects which were very successful, the town wishes to welcome volunteers again this summer. Together with a municipal employee, the volunteer group will make a concrete floor inside a chapel, and will build and lay a fence aroud the chapel to secure its surroundings. Language: English
Possible free time activities: Accommodation: In the village hall. Location: St Julien en St Alban, a town with 1000 inhabitants, is located 4 km to the east of the Rhône valley and 25 km from Valence. It lies in a wide valley at 125 m of altitude, along the Ouvèze gorges which opens to the Portes du Bas-Vivarais. The village has two historical sites: the castle of St Alban's ruins and its small Roman church, which testify of its past. Nearest train station: Valence Ville Age range: 18 - 30 years old
Volunteer project: Assisted by qualified personnel, the volunteers' work will consist in demolishing a small construction in order to collect the stones and re-use them. Volunteers will take part then in the restoration of the site of the old communal traditional washing place during which they will rebuild a stone wall and carry out general development of the site. Language: English Possible free time activities: Nice landscape of hills to discover along the many hiking trails, possibility to visit nearby lakes and villages, etc. Volunteers will have during their stay, the chance to meet and exchange with the local people who will be happy to help you discover their region. Accommodation: In the school of the village, with all facilities inside. Location: La Romieu is located in the department of Gers, approximately 2h drive North-West of the city of Toulouse. This village owns a church which is a unique testimony of religious architecture and was registered as World heritage of Humanity by UNESCO in 1998, and receives many visitors during summer.
Age range: 18 - 30 years old
Volunteer project: Galib' art is an association composed of people who have passion for music. It invites international volunteers to take part in the organization of Rock Preserv' festival, to give it an international dimension. The workcamp participants will be guided by volunteers of the Galib’art association and will be in charge for the preparation of an international welcoming drink and promotion of international voluntary work. Volunteer activities before the festival will include: help with the installation of the marquee, stands, barriers, stages, camp-site, toilets, catering place, cooking: preparation of the international drink (drinks and meals – please bring your recipes), preparation of a stand promoting the international volunteer projects (decoration, panels). During the festival the volunteers will be involved in: preparation of the reception of visitors. Volunteers will have to hold the volunteer projects stand and the international drink stand. After the festival, the group will help with dismantling the installation and cleaning the site. The volunteers will have to work more the first week except on Monday and then will benefit of free days after the cleaning of the site. The rhythm of work can vary from one day to another. Volunteers should be flexible and committed. The work is physically demanding. According to volunteers' likings, they will be able to choose to do either cooking, installation, decoration, electricity… Language: English Possible free time activities: Sport with the volunteers of Galib’art: volleyball, football, badminton, game of bowls (typically French), canoe; visit of Brout Vernet with the association Azi la Garance, swimming-pool, visit of Vichy. Accommodation: Under tents, next to the football grounds. The volunteer group will be accommodated next to 5 people with physical handicap, who will also work for the festival. It’s an occasion to create interesting relationships. The accommodation is on the festival site, 5 min from the village.
Location: Brout Vernet is located
20 km north-west of Vichy. It has been the site of
Rock
Preserv' festival organized by the Galib’art association for
more than 10 years. This rock festival gathers almost 5,000 people in
one night. It is very eclectic and one can find there pop music, metal,
reggae, electronic and experimental music. Those concerts are an
opportunity for local and national groups to become more popular. For
the association, the festival represents 200 volunteers who offer to the
public a festival where the good atmosphere and the friendship dominate.
Come to create the festival with them and bring your happiness and love
for the music. You will follow the rhythm of the association. Bring your
ideas about cocktails and recipes for the international drink and meal.
Nearest train station: Vichy
Age range: 18 - 30 years old
Volunteer project: The international volunteers will participate
in the preparation, organization and closing of the music festival "Riff
Mania", which brings young people to express themselves in various ways:
performance, painting, public discussions. Language: English Possible free time activities: Hikes, swimming, visit of typical villages, visit of castles, exchanges with the local population, organisers of the festival and visitors. Accommodation: In the municipal football grounds near the village. Location: Located at about 2 hours drive from Toulouse, Castelnau Riviere Basse is a small village of 800 inhabitants, at the border between Gers and Hautes-Pyrenees departments. The landsacpes are varied, with valleys, woods and vineyards. Nearest train station: Tarbes
Age range: 18 - 30 years old
French
speaking project Language: French Possible free time activities: Visit of Langeac (Museum of Jacquemard, Chapel of the illuminations, forest of Pourcheresse), meetings with the volunteers of the association the Beautiful Day, participation in the festival of the Beautiful Day, walks, horse-ridding, canoe-kayak, fishing. In the surroundings: visit to the Gorges de l’Allier, meeting with the workcamp in Siaugues Ste Marie, visit of Chavaniac Lafayette castle, visit of salmon hatchery at Chanteuges, visit of Saugues: Museum of the beast of Gévaudan, English Tower, visit of Le Puy en Velay. Accommodation: In a communal building. Altitude: 500 m
Location: Town of history and
tradition, Langeac was one of the thirteen good towns of Auvergne to be
represented with the State-Generals of the Province of Auvergne. That
Langeac became in 1786 Marquisat of the Lafayette General is an event of
local history, very important at that time. For 200 years, the universal
notoriety of the hero of the two worlds, who got passion for freedom and
human rights, has amplified the importance attached to its personality.
Indeed, Lafayette since its glorious return from the United States,
fights in France for civic freedom and the abolition of slavery. Three
years before the Revolution, the langeadois (inhabitants of Langeac)
hope to get a little more freedom with the arrival of the General.
Sunday, August 13, 1786, La Fayette enters Langeac to receive the keys
of the city and to officially take possession of its new Marquisat. This
day, another young man, Jean-Baptist Belmont, lawyer at the Parliament,
attends this event and reports the adventures in a text entitled: The
Beautiful Day. This Beautiful Day, reconstituted since 1997 each year at
the end of July, is the occasion of an homage to freedom, as well as a
great popular festival. Nearest train station: Langeac
Age range: 18 - 30 years old
Volunteer project: Anxious to offer a pleasant environment and to preserve its inheritance full of history, the municipality has hosted volunteer projects in its village for a long time.
Volunteers will work on the site of the
hamlet of Loupiac, under supervision of a specialist (retired, former
construction worker): you will clean and and clear the area to get it
back to its original state. The topic of the workcamp will be stone
work. Language: English Possible free time activities: Community swimming pool, canöe-kayak, visits to surrounding castles, hikes. Accommodation: In the premises of the municipal sport grounds, with all facilities available. Location: At an altitute of 130 m, 30 km west of the town of Cahors, Puy l’Evêque is a village of 2300 inhabitants. It is a former medieval town, located in the heart of Vahors vineyards, on the right bank of the meandering river Lot, with considerable historic sites like the 14th century church, or the golden houses that cluster along the narrow streets. Nearest town is Cahors, rich in history. Nearest train station: Cahors
Age range: 18 - 30 years old
Volunteer project:
Each year, the
Crest Jazz Vocal Festival
is the strongest moment of the summer period. The material preparation
of this manifestation of scale needs a lot of time and people
available. For 10 years or so, motivated volunteers have helped with its
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