📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Vollore-Ville is a commune of 714 inhabitants located 50km from Clermont-Ferrand. The commune belongs to the department of Puy-de-Dôme, in the region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Vollore-Ville is one of the oldest communes of the territory. Inhabited since prehistoric times, the town was a Merovingian fortress during the High Middle Ages (a dynasty that reigned from the 5th century to the middle of the 7th century). It is also located in the heart of the Livradois-Forez Regional Nature Park, thus combining History and Nature. The commune wishes to involve the young volunteers in the preparation of the Concerts of Vollore and the setting up of a panoramic terrace on the vegetable garden of the village.
💼 What the programme involves
On this work site, you will help the technical services and the volunteers of the commune for the preparation of the classical music festival.
You will also participate in the construction and installation of a panoramic terrace in the communal vegetable garden in order to transform it into a relaxing and picnic area for the inhabitants and visitors. You will be supervised by an agent of the technical services of the city who will be happy to share his knowledge with you. You will work 4 to 5 hours per day.
🏠 Accommodation on site
You will be accommodated in tents at the municipal campsite "Le Grun de Chignore", where you will have access to showers and toilets, as well as to the campsite’s swimming pool and the petanque court. A kitchen and a dining area will be set up for you in the hut of the vegetable garden. The campsite is located 1km from the site. You will go there by foot.
📍 About the location
The castle of Vollore-Ville is a witness of the vestiges of the local lordship. You can visit its park, medieval rooms and exhibitions. You can also stroll through the streets of Vollore-Ville and visit the Saint-Maurice church. During your stay, you can enjoy the festival program and also participate in the festivities of the national holiday on July 14. With no less than 62 km of communal roads and 100 km of rural roads, you will discover a nature rich in terms of biodiversity and admire remarkable panoramas on the chain of the Puys, the Livradois and the plain of Limagne. The Aubusson d’Auvergne lake (5km from Vollore-Ville) offers a remarkable swimming place.
The city’s website will give you an overview of the place and the activities on site : http://vollore-ville.fr/
