ESC: SJ/ESC38 - Rebuild together Salm Castle

Name: ESC: SJ/ESC38 - Rebuild together Salm Castle
Start: 2026-07-27
End: 2026-08-12
Location: Laguépie, France

Code: 50034 Copied

France European Voluntary Service Environment Social work European Voluntary Service Refugees +2 Fixed dates

About the project

📝 Detailed information

💼 What the programme involves

We offer you a collective and intercultural adventure in Alsace! Do you want to be part of it? On the program: a workcamp useful to the rural community, technical training, exchanges with local residents, animation with young people from Alsace, co-prepared meals, and the discovery of the Alsatian Vosges... And everything else we will build together! The members of the association "Les Veilleurs de Salm" are hosting an international workcamp for the third time and are looking forward to this rich experience of sharing! Over a two-week period, various tasks will be carried out on the castle, which probably dates back to the 15th century. The work will involve consolidating the western curtain wall of the castle ruins. The "identical" consolidation of this wall began almost fifteen years ago, in conjunction with the French heritage services (Historical Monuments, Regional Department of Cultural Affairs). There will also be prospecting in another part of the castle.

🏠 Accommodation on site

Accommodation is still to be determined. You will be in simple and basic conditions. Remember to bring your sleeping bags. Wi-Fi will not be available. Food is provided and included in the budget. We will take it in turns to prepare meals. We will favor local and/or organic purchases. Our meals will be mostly vegetarian.

🎒 Leisure activities

The work will consist of maintenance tasks aiming to preserve the existing structure without adding facings or heightening. It will involve: • Removing and replacing one to three layers of facing, on both the internal and external faces; • Removal of the level, extraction of old blockages over 20 cm, and purging of old mortar; • Creation of a solid "ruin-like" rockwork binding the two faces of the facing; • Prospecting of the outer lining to uncover archaeological material. The motivated team of "Les Veilleurs de Salm" will provide the technical supervision for this work.

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: 18-30 yo.
Deadline: 23/07/2026 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

FR50034

27/07/2026 → 12/08/2026

Closed

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Deadline: 23/07/2026

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: 21:38 (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