Welcome ! Come and visit our beautiful region known for its forests, rivers, cheese, wine (Jura, Bourgogne), historical towns, mountains (Jura), clockmakers, church steeples, friendly people…

An article from the NY Times : Exploring Franche-Comte, France's well kept secret : https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/14/travel/exploring-franche-comte-frances-well-kept-secret.html?smid=nytcore-ipad-share&smprod=nytcore-ipad

We live near Besançon in Franche-Comte, now Burgundy-Franche-Comte region near Alsace, Switzerland, Germany, Lyon, Dijon...
Train from Paris : 2h30

https://www.besancon-tourisme.com/en/

Summer 2024 : exchange in France

4 adults bikes. Euroveloroute 6 (bike, walking possible too) close to the house, along the river Doubs (5 min biking, 10 min walking).

We have lots of tourism information, advice, hiking, bike paths for you.

Summer : 5 min driving to a big outdoor swimming pool.

In Roche, our village : all you need : supermarket, bank, post, doctors, trains… Forest, views from the house, Eurovelo route 6 or hike path along Doubs river.

Besançon, a historic city in the nature : 10 min driving to the centre, 6 min by train (not often) Unesco heritage, culture, museums, sports, forests…

Baume-les-Dames : 20 min driving, rock-climing, historical town, canoe…

Ornans (40 min) : painter Courbet town, Courbet museums, historical town, outdoors (canoe, mountain biking, hiking, via ferrata…) hinking, in source (spring) de la Loue, Source du Lison…

Arc-et-Senans (50min) : Unesco saline and Salins-les-Bains (1h) Unesco Grande Saline, thermal Bath & Spa

Haut-Doubs area (Jura mountains) : mountains, forests, outdoor, lakes ; from 1h, towards Switzerland.

Cities of Montbéliard and Belfort : 1h

Dijon, capital of Burgundy : 50 min (train or car)

Not far : Alsace, Burgundy, Lyon, Switzerland, Germany…

UNESCO Wold Heritage in Franche-Comte : Besançon fortifications, Saline Royale & Salins les Bains, Church in Ronchamp, Neolitic sites in Chalain & Clairvaux Lakes.

Babies :
We have baby equipment and toys, bike cart for two kids and bike sit for a child, baby books in English.

Children and teenagers:
Lots of games, toys, board games and books for all ages. Books in English too for children.

We've done 2 international exchanges and 3 within France (Intervac inside France has another page).

Bienvenue ! Entre la Bourgogne, la Suisse et l'Alsace, venez visiter la Franche-Comté : la région du comté, de la saucisse de Morteau, du vin jaune, du vin de paille, des montagnes du Jura et de tant d'autres choses !

Nous avons des livres, des brochures touristiques et des chemins de randonnée/vélo.
Équipement bébé, jouets et jeux pour tous les âges.

¡Bienvenidos! Entre Borgoña, Suiza, Alsacia y Alemania, ven y visiten Franche-Comté (Franco-Condado) : la región del queso comté, de la salsicha de Morteau, de los relojes, del vino de Jura, de las montañas, bosques, cascadas y mucho más...
Guía de la casa y consejos turisticos en español. Hablamos español.
Juguetes, juegos para toda las edades. Equipos para bebes.