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Modern house with view and nature close to Besançon city. Welcome to Franche-Comté !
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/
Some hiking, biking, trail run trails : https://www.grandes-heures-nature.fr/activites/marcher/ Or on the "Grandes heures nature" app.
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 trails maps 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.
Ideas for visits:
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)
Close by : 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 5 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 cartes pour les 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.
Listing Overview
Property
- Bedrooms 3
- Sleeping Capacity 6
- Bathrooms 2
- Living Area m2
- Total Area m2
House rules
- Small children are welcome Yes
- Pets are welcome Yes
- Non-smoking house Yes
- Pet care wanted No
- Car necessary No
Exchange dates
| Exchange dates | Length of stay (nb of days) | Flexible |
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| April 05, 2026 - April 18, 2026 | 1 weeks | Yes |
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Between one and two weeks. |
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| July 25, 2026 - August 25, 2026 | 1 weeks | Yes |
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Between 1 or 2 weeks |
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Exchange periods
| Earliest date | Latest date | Length of stay (nb of days) | Flexible dates | |
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Exchange period
1
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Earliest date
2026/04/05
April 05, 2026
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Latest date
2026/04/18
April 18, 2026
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Length of stay (nb of days)
1
Weeks
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Flexible dates
Yes
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Exchange period
2
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Earliest date
2026/07/25
July 25, 2026
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Latest date
2026/08/25
August 25, 2026
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Length of stay (nb of days)
1
Weeks
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Flexible dates
Yes
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Neighborhood
About the neighborhood
Our village : Close to Besancon, 15 minutes drive or less to the historical town centre. 6 min to city centre by train (mornings and afternoons). In the village you have buses, trains, cheese shop, butcher, supermarket, doctors, church with “comtois” steeple, industries…
Nearest Airport: Euroairport Basel Mulhouse
House amenities
Vehicles included in exchange
- Use/Exchange of car 1
- Number of bicycles 4
- Number of children's bicycles 0
- Number of electrical bicycles 0
- Use of boat 0
House essentials
House features
Instruments
Accessibility
References
Your exchange partner’s home satisfaction rating is 5.0, based on 3 references.
We really enjoyed our time in Roche lez Beupre. Their house was modern, clean and comfortable and we loved the beautiful views from their terrace to the wooded hills across the valley. The location was quiet and peaceful and within 15 minutes of the beautiful town of Besancon. They were helpful in every way and left our home very clean and tidy. We definitely recommend a swap with the Kolb family.
We enjoyed very much our time in London, we had a wonderful stay. Great contact and good advices. Very beautiful house in a very nice neighbourhood. If driving, make sure you make the ULEZ/LEZ before going abroad, it went good for us with all the host advices.
Great contact. Amazing time. This house is very beautiful in a very nice neighbourhood. We had a wonderful time in Arnhem, great and fun city with beautiful parks and close to Hoge Veluwe NP.
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Member since
2022
- 6 Exchanges made
We are secondary school teachers. We have a wonderful son and a wonderful baby girl !
We enjoy spending time with family, discovering new cultures, nature, biking, hiking, cooking, music, arts, gardening, board games...
We both traveled a bit before having our son, off the tourists’ ways, and I’ve been lucky to spend several months abroad for studies, Erasmus program in Wales and more. During ten summers, I've chaperoned youth teens exchanges abroad.
Our families live nearby.
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