Ecogîte in Provence near Draguignan

Rental description

Lovely hosts Paule and Pascal Teillard will greet you at their eco-gîtes not far from the beach on the outskirts of Monferrat. The village is 500m (1640 feet) above sea-level, and overlooking wooded hills close to Draguignan, in Provence.

The big ecological gîte can host up to 4 people the year round. It has a bedroom with double bed, a mezzanine where two people can sleep, a large equipped kitchen, a bathroom with a toilet, a living/dining-room and a relatively large furnished garden with a pergola.

Right next to the house is a second, smaller house (30m²) that you can also rent. It can host 3 people and has a mezzanine with a double bed, a living room and a sofa bed for the third person, a small kitchen, a shower room with toilet and a terrace.

Completely autonomous (no meals provided), this charming gîte is an invitation to relax, a few metres from the Bivosque River. On warm days, you can walk down and refresh yourself in its cool and pristine waters coming straight from the Canjuers plateau. You will need a car if you want to experience the vicinity’s best walking sites.

Sustainability criteria

The gîtes were built and insulated with ecological materials such as clay, hemp wool and cork. Renewable energy sources (solar, wood, air heating) provide electricity and warm water. Wood comes from the region (pine and larch from the Alps) and are FSC-certified (stemming from a sustainable origin). These energy sources are combined with a low-heat floor and account for the entire heating in the winter. Finally, a 50-cubic-meter tank was installed so as to collect rainwater for the Teillards’ organically grown vegetable garden.

To complete their environmental-friendly approach, the owners practice waste sorting and composting, and use low-energy lightbulbs. Solar panels (2.3KWp) account for 60 percent of the consumption (3,220 kWh a year).

Pascal is a pastoralist, he works together with goat, sheep and cow farmers and municipal authorities to manage the land through natural practices. He can tell you a lot about the mountain environment. Marie-Paule works in a Draguignan communal nursery school.

The owners will love to guide you along your walks and will show you where to find and enjoy local produce.

CO₂ emissions and CO₂ Emissions calculation of Atmosfair

compensate CO₂ footprint

• CO₂ emissions per night / per person 30 kg
• CO₂ emissions at full capacity 240 kg
• Amount of compensation per night / person 1,69 €
• Amount of compensation at full capacity 6,52 €