📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Discover the Isère Valley richness thanks to this international volunteer project that will allow you to learn about the renovation of architectural heritage.
The municipality of Tullins is located in the department of Isere, between Grenoble and Valence. Its local heritage includes remarkable monuments, some of which are classified as Historical Monuments. It also has a rare industrial heritage that bear witness to what was once a prosperous economic area during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. For this first project organized with the municipality in partnership with Concordia, you will participate in the renovation of the old tower of a feudal castle, a vestige that remains from the ancient fortified city.
💼 What the programme involves
With the support of a technical coordinator from Concordia, you will first have to clean the tower from the inside, remove all the rubbles and take them off the enclosure. Then you will start the renovation of a wall outside the tower which needs to be consolidated and preserved from the environment. In order to do that you’ll have to carry out some small masonry work.
Depending on the progress of the work, you may be involved in a complementary project around a pedagogic pond of the municipality. You will proceed to the clearing and removing of invasive plants surrounding the pond. You also may have to do some development work to facilitate the access to the pond.
🏠 Accommodation on site
You will be lodged in tents near the communal stadium. Bring a warm sleeping bag. The kitchen, toilets, showers and group living space are indoors within the municipal infrastructure, which will also provide shelter in case of bad weather. You will participate in the preparation of meals using products that will be purchased on site. We will promote local products as well as short circuits. Tastings of local specialties may be organized by local producers.
📍 About the location
The town of Tullins is located in the department of Isere, about thirty kilometers from Grenoble. It is located partly in the region of Gresivaudan, at the border of the Chambaran Plateau. We can find great walnut grove in the area dedicated to the production of Grenoble’s nuts which are very appreciated in France The town has many infrastructures allowing outdoor recreational activities. You can also discover the Lake Paladru, the city of Grenoble or go on numerous hikes among the mountains.
⚠️ Requirements
Remember to bring gloves as well as clothes and shoes that you don’t mind getting dirty. Also remember to bring a warm duvet and appropriate clothing in case of rain (polar, raincoat ...). Do not forget sun protection (hat, glasses, cream ...) and your swimsuit. For hiking, closed shoes will be required. Friendly times will be programmed in connection with our animators and according to your desires! If you want to share a little of your culture (recipes, traditional stories, unusual objects ...), do not hesitate to take a small piece of your country in your backpack!
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 then be reimbursed once back in their home country.
ℹ️ Additional information
Meeting point:
Tullins-Fures train station.
Closest airport:
Lyon or Paris