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FR010506

DOMARIN, France

barn @ swimming pool

barn @ swimming pool

From the orchard

From the orchard

NY by the roof

NY by the roof

in the army now

in the army now

 mother and daughters

mother and daughters

Platinum

Member since

2004


Open for exchange
Exchange dates Duration
Flexible dates
April 21, 2025 - May 11, 2025
1 weeks
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House in DOMARIN, France

INTERVAC Catalogue 2024
n° FR010506
Dear Intervac Members
Let me, at first, present my family :
My wife Francoise and me, Ameziane, are both physician, respectively aged 68 and 70.
We have three children living by their own .
We live since 1989 in our house located in Domarin, a small village close by a bigger town of 30.000 inhabitants : Bourgoin-Jallieu . This town is in south-east of France, halfway beetwen Lyon ( 40 km W ) and Grenoble ( 50 km E ) , semi-rural, very quiet but also near by all conveniences :

International Airport of Lyon-Satolas distant from 20 km,
Access to Highway A43 ( Lyon - Genève - Italy ) at 2 km,
Railway-station in Bourgoin giving access to Paris for exemple within 3 hours by TGV,
All kind of shops and services can be founded at close proximity .

To complete this geographic description, i'll tell you that Bourgoin-Jallieu is the capital of North Dauphine, a province limited
at West by the city of Lyon (second city of France, capital of French gastronomy )
at East by Grenoble and the Alpes mountains,
at North by the marshland of Bresse
and at South by the Provence .

The exact south-limit is the city of Vienne ( 20 km ) well known by its International Jazz Festival in July, in an Antique Theater.

Within 2 hours, a lot of interesting cities can be visited : Lyon, Grenoble, Annecy, Vienne, Geneve in Switzerland . To visit Torino in Italy, the travel by car will take you 3 hours .

If you prefer nature, you'll have choice between Alpes Mountains, marshlands of Bresse, the hills of Beaujolais or Drome ( Haute Provence ), all this for one day trip .
This area can be also described as the country of Beaujolais, Cotes du Rhone and Bourgogne if you like fine wines .
The weather in very fine in summer, and the temperature beetwen 25°C and 30°C .
Our house is an old village-building recently restored, composed by three floors of 100 m² each :
- 4 bedrooms, a TV-room and a bathroom in the second floor,
- a wide and sunny lounge, a kitchen, a dinning room, a bathroom and an office on the 1st floor
- a wide playing-room, a laundry and a cellar on the underground .
You'll find all modern conveniencies : TV and DVD video, an extensive CD collection, HIFI settings, microwave, diswasher, washing-machine, computer and high speed WIFI ...

You'll appreciate to swim in our swimming pool or simply have sun around it . Il order to prevent dramatic events, this pool is inclosed by a glass shelter .

Cars can be parked in a great courtyard and in the first floor of our rustic barn .
The second floor of this barn is a wide flat, in fact a performance room since 15 years in which I received a lot of local musicians for private concerts.

We use to have our meals on our sunny terrasse in the garden .

The neighborhood is very quiet, only bird songs may possibly make some "noise" .
We have two cars, both five seated. The little one is an electric Renault ZOÉ convenient for short journeys ( 200 km ) The other one is a wide Honda CRV . Either of these vehicles could be available for your use if a car exchange is expected .

I hope we''ll soon have pleasure to read you .

Francoise and Ameziane CHEFAI
 
 

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Our Family

  • 5 Adults
  • 2 Children
  • 12 Exchanges made

Occupation

  • comptable
  • agent service public
  • agent service public
  • medecins
  • medecins

Our Home

  • House Type: House
  • Floor: 2
  • Environment: In the country
  • Bedrooms: 4
  • Bathrooms: 2
  • Sleeping Capacity: 8
  • Living Area: 197 m2

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In my house

  • Pets - Not allowed
  • Small children - Allowed

Exchange Types

  • Hospitality wanted
  • Home exchange

Indoor

  • Free internet access
  • Computer available
  • Air conditioning
  • Central heating
  • Baby equipment
  • Toys and games
  • Washing machine
  • Dishwasher
  • Clothes dryer
  • Television
  • Piano
  • Guitar

Outdoor

  • Garden
  • Terrace or deck
  • Balcony
  • BBQ
  • Garage / private parking
  • Private swimming pool
  • Bicycles: 2

Facilities

  • No smoking
  • Suitable for disabled people
  • Use/Exchange of car
  • Seclusion/Privacy

Our Destination Wish List

  • Germany
  • Denmark
  • Netherlands
  • Ireland
  • Scotland, UK
  • Europe

Spoken Languages

  • English
  • Français

Our Neighbourhood

Nearest Airport: Lyon Saint Exupery - 15 minutes

Occupation

  • comptable
  • agent service public
  • agent service public
  • medecins
  • medecins

Children

  • Girl - Age: 4
  • Boy - Age: Baby

Pets

  • We do not have pets.

About Our Family

We are both retired physicians.
We have 3 children : two daughters : Sarah and Licia and a son : Léo.
They live by their own in South of France.

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Lifestyle

We are both retired after an intensive and very busy professional life. We travelled a lot with our children, with and without Intervac and really appreciate that ! It's now time to travel with our two grand-children ( and their parents when it is possible ).
We like and practice Hiking, running, music, reading and, of course travelling ... We are quite open to all cultures.

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References

This member has completed 12 home exchanges. Those referenced below may contain feedback/impression from its exchange partners: