📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Sansan is a charming small village in the hilly department of the Gers, full of historical treasures!
In the center of the village, on the right shore of the Gers and at the foot of the fossiliferous hills lies the church of Saint Michel, with a bell tower coming from the Roman era. The rest of the church was destroyed and reconstructed in the XIXth century.
The top of the village is the famous fossil site of Campané, which was searched by the paleontologist Édouard Lartet until 1847. It is registered on the national Inventory of the Geologic Heritage as a site of international level. This site is the most important continental site of the Mid-Tertiary period (approximately 15 million years), and it is probably one of the three most famous places of the world among paleontologists!
The Gers is also known for its numerous hiking trails, one of them leading to this site putting the village in the heart of modern paleontology.
This is where you come into play, to help these treasure becoming more accessible and welcoming for all!
💼 What the programme involves
You will rehabilitate a hiking trail invaded by the vegetation. The path passes by a farm building dating the XVIIIth century, also in ruin, and leads to a paleontological site. Your work will consist in making accessible the hiking trail and in cleaning the accesses of the farm building as well as the paleontological site.
🏠 Accommodation on site
You will be accommodated under tents with access to changing rooms, toilets, shower and a kitchen. You will participate in the preparation of the meals giving priority to local products.
📍 About the location
The municipality of Sansan is situated in the area of Auch, in the valley of the Gers. It is 14 km South of Auch and 4 km North of Seissan. Historically Sansan was part of the territory of Astarac. In the center of the Gers, Sansan is close to lakes like Saramon 15km away, or the one of Mirande 20km away, and particularly close to many summer animation present every year: the night-markets, festivals of jazz, rock, circus, the outdoor cinemas...
You will not miss opportunities to enjoy the region: sailing, canoeing, kayaking, riding cycling...
ℹ️ Additional information
Bring working clothes, gloves and shoes (if possible waterproof in case of rain). Take both light and warm clothes. Bring a warm sleeping bag and trekking shoes. Do not hesitate to bring specialties from home, photos, games, music instruments....
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 be reimbursed once back home.