Take part in revitalizing the town of Champagne-sur-Seine, ideally located in the Seine et Marne department and on the Seine’s edge, only 7 km away from Fontainebleau and its forest.
By volunteering in this project, you will get the chance to meet the inhabitants of Champagne-sur-Seine and will enable them to fully enjoy their town. Through landscaping works you will make it easier for residents to hike: for instance you will develop spaces for relaxing or for lunch with picnic tables. You will also participate in making the hiking trail nicer and more attractive so that everybody can enjoy going for a walk there. You will scratch and paint the railings and gates of the city hall over and you will fix urban furniture in the forest so that everybody can fully benefit from the nature around.
Accomodation and food
You'll stay in the municipal gymnasium, divided into single-sex dormitories with sanitary facilities and wifi access. Group living will take place in the Palais des spectacles. You'll have access to a kitchen equipped with a microwave. You'll share the various collective tasks and prepare meals together. A 15-minute walk will take you to two mini-markets and laundry facilities. A budget will be allocated to the coordinators, and you'll help with shopping and meal preparation, giving priority to healthy, local produce.
Location and leisure
If it is important to you to remain close to nature while living close to a big city, then it is what you need! Champagne-sur-Seine is located 75 km in the South of Paris and right next to Fontainebleau: you will easily be able to go to the French capital while enjoying the jewels of nature around. Between river and forest, the town is right on the Seine’s edge and is dominated by forest massifs. You will be able to observe the birds at the pound nearby, and if you like to walk you will appreciate the many hiking trails across the region, including this particular one called “Water, fire, stone”.
Project hosted by
Champagne-sur-Seine is a new partner. This town of 6,179 inhabitants is very dynamic and puts its residents’ well-being first and this is why they care about implementing nice walking trails.
Directions to meeting point
The meeting point is set at Champagne-sur-Seine’s city hall around 8 PM.
The exact meeting time will be communicated at the latest when you receive the roadmap, one month prior to the beginning of the workcamp.
Several local trains (“TER” or “RER”) leave from Paris to Fontainebleau-Avon. From there a bus will take to Champagne-sur-Seine. You will be able to book trains directly in regional train stations.
Additional comments
Please bring work-adjusted clothes and hiking shoes. Nights can be cold so bring warm clothes as well as a warm sleeping bag. You may also bring cooking recipes from your country/region, music instruments and games.
On the last day (15/08), the departure time is usually set in the morning.
PROJECT OVERVIEW
Project name: REVEAL THE FULL POTENTIAL OF THE CITY HALL