In the heart of the “Pays du Haras”, in the county of Orne, come and discover the tiny village of Authieux-Du-Puits. A perfect workcamp for nature lovers! You will work on the restoration of the village’s church’s frontage, supervised by two workcamp leaders. You will learn traditional techniques of masonry: mortar work, masonry work, repairing joints by using traditional techniques (e.g., lime mortar). You will be accompanied by the workcamp leaders throughout the work site to help you step by step in learning these techniques!

Adventure, here we are! You will sleep in tents, by 2 or 3 (bring your camping mat and your sleeping bag), so you will be in direct contact with nature. The cooking and living spaces will be in a large conical tent called “marabout” in French. About the sanitary facilities: toilets and showers will be in a specific house. The meals will be taken in a room in the mill with the volunteers of the local organization. The group will share the cleaning tasks and prepare meals together. The budget will be allocated to the group leaders and you will participate in the shopping and the preparation of meals with good products from the market and local producers.

Les Authieux du Puits is located in the Normandie region, 50 km northeast of Alençon. Norman cooking specialties, hiking, discovering national stud farms… From Les Authieux-Du-Puits, the Orne region awaits you with open arms!

The 72 inhabitants are looking forward to hosting international workcamps. The local community is highly involved and will therefore welcome you very warmly. They will help you discover the Norman culture and a remarkable natural environment. They are really happy to meet new people from around the world. Exchanges between locals and volunteers are guaranteed: you can be sure that you will enjoy the friendly atmosphere of this village!

You will work on small scaffoldings; you should therefore be able to work in height. Please bring gardening gloves, good shoes for working and working clothes. As the nights can be quite cold, remember also to bring warm clothes. Don’t forget to bring a camping mat, a sleeping bag for cold weather (and a tent if you have one!). Don’t hesitate to bring traditional things from your country/region, photos, games, music instruments, etc. Foreigners belonging to the European Union must bring with them a personal EHIC (European Health Insurance Card), and everybody must, in any case, bring their insurance certificate. If health issues happen on the project, volunteers will have to pay for it, and then be reimbursed once back in their home country.