Bringing a 15th-century Breton cultural building back to life

Name: Bringing a 15th-century Breton cultural building back to life
Start: 2021-08-01
End: 2021-08-13
Location: France

France Construction Renovation Construction Heritage +1 Fixed dates

About the project

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

The Cultural Association of Boquen organizes various events and meetings on societal challenges and concrete questions that concern all of us. The idea is to give the opportunity to everyone to express their spiritual quest in the most open way. The association is secular and independent and is enriched by the philosophical paths and great spiritual traditions. You will be immersed in magnificent nature, at the edge of a forest, and plunged into Breton history where fairies and druids cohabit with megalithic menhirs and dolmens.

💼 What the programme involves

The volunteers will participate in the renovation of the 15th-century building in Boquen, located beside the 12th-century abbey, together with local volunteers. The tasks will be diverse and varied, such as masonry work to repair the old bread oven, and painting the interior of the building. But also gardening to prepare the garden to receive the Altertour festival, so that they will be able to camp on the site. You will need to be physically prepared because you will have to carry things.

🏠 Accommodation on site

Volunteers will sleep in a dormitory, a duvet and a pillow are required for your own comfort. The premises are equipped with sanitary facilities.

📍 About the location

You will be close to Saint-Brieuc, the most populous city in the region, with a population of almost 45,000 (called the Briochins and Briochines), located in western France.

⚠️ Requirements

Work gloves and clothing that can get dirty.

Interested in this project? Create your account and apply online.

📅 Available sessions

FR-SCI 12.7

01/08/2021 → 13/08/2021

Closed

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ℹ️ Key information

Age required

18–99 years old

Solidarity donation

0.00

French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).

📍 Location

France

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)

Timezone

Central European Standard Time

Local time: 21:57 (12/11/2026)

🛡️ Before you leave

Security information

📞 Contact us

[email protected]

+32 2 888 67 13

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✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English French