ESC: SJ/ESC22 - In the footsteps of the Duke of Lesdiguières

Name: ESC: SJ/ESC22 - In the footsteps of the Duke of Lesdiguières
Start: 2026-07-08
End: 2026-07-22
Location: Laguépie, France

Code: 50050 Copied

France European Voluntary Service Social work Environment European Voluntary Service Social work +1 Fixed dates

About the project

📝 Detailed information

💼 What the programme involves

Located in an idyllic setting in the high southern Alpine mountains, this 16th-century castle has been listed in the supplementary inventory of Historic Monuments since 1978. In 2000, a local association was created to safeguard the historical, architectural, and cultural memory of the building. The Duke of Lesdiguières, the illustrious patron of the work, was the last Constable of France. This military figure is known for his participation in the Wars of Religion, as well as for his commitment to the construction and development of roads, bridges, and dikes against flooding in France. He had this castle built between 1571 and 1580, but it was abandoned after his death and looted during the French Revolution. The work we organize on this site aims to highlight its history by consolidating the ruins of this precious architectural work, while enriching it through the intercultural encounters typical of international workcamps.

🏠 Accommodation on site

Here, we pay attention to our diet to reduce our environmental impact: we eat local food as much as possible and reduce our meat consumption to twice a week. Daily life is organized collectively: organizing menus (vegetarian, vegan diets, etc.), shopping, activities, etc. We organize shopping trips once or twice a week with the vehicles provided on site.

🎒 Leisure activities

You will help consolidate the masonry of a stone parapet wall in castle ruins and create a patina to visually unify sections completed during earlier campaigns. A local craftswoman will guide you in selecting and placing stones, and in preparing and applying mortar. Some tasks require working on scaffolding. From Monday to Friday, you will work mornings on site. Two team members cook daily on a rotating basis, following a pre-set menu. Activities include masonry, tool handling, meal preparation, and shared group organization.

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: 18-18 yo.
Deadline: 06/07/2026 00:00

ℹ️ Additional information

The project is implemented under the European Solidarity Corps Programme, financed by the European Commission.
The participating organisations have to be mindful of these needs as they are responsible for providing a respectful and trusting hosting environment. At the same time, the organisations participating in the initiative devote a great deal of time, energy and resources to set up a high-quality activity; they should therefore expect that European Solidarity Corps participants show a similar level of respect for the local communities and the people that are directly concerned by the activities (https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/mission_en).
What do we provide ?

Training before and after the project
Health insurance during your project
round-trip travel reimbursement
accommodation and food
pocket money
language course
Return Week-end
Youth Pass and SVI international Volunteer passport

Before applying for this volunteering project, you need to enroll yourself at European Solidarity Corps Platform (https://europa.eu/youth/solidarity_en) and specify your European Solidarity Corps Participant Number (PRN).
This organisation holds a European Solidarity Corps Quality Label.
Contact the ESC coordinator at +32 2 888 67 13 to get more informations.

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

📅 Available sessions

FR50050

08/07/2026 → 22/07/2026

Closed

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Deadline: 06/07/2026

ℹ️ Key information

Age required

18–30 years old

Solidarity donation

0.00 EUR

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

📍 Location

Laguépie, France

France

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)

Timezone

Central European Standard Time

Local time: 22:20 (12/11/2026)

🛡️ Before you leave

Security information

📞 Contact us

[email protected]

+32 2 888 67 13

Contact form

✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English French