– Who are we? –
We…
A big family… 8 children from 25 to 2 years old. Recomposed for 13 years, we built this project together, and chose to live in this small valley, far from the stress of the city and the press environment in which we were all engulfed. Today our project is based on hospitality in our eco-houses and on guided hikes, summer and winter, with or without our sweet donkeys. At the same time we have created an educational bee farm, which aims to introduce you to the life of bees in the mountains, their environment, and the importance they play in the eco-system. We welcome groups and schoolchildren on request. One by one, here is a mini-portrait of us…
54 years old. It’s Papa Bear… strong and firm, with its large bowl of coffee in the morning, its chainsaw, its tiller, its hives and its good dose of optimism. He was a press photographer for 25 years, before retiring from this world where everything goes too fast, and where the profession was no longer recognized and paid at its fair value. Today, he sets up his beehive, and builds a beautiful house for his nest, and for the guests who decide to come and rest in Montbrand. He also makes good honey, so that life is even sweeter by his side… And he became an accompanist in the mountains, to share his passion for the mountains.
l.dastrevigne@gmail.com
43 years old. She is a small, good woman full of energy, who after giving birth to 5 pretty little chicks, now watches over the good grain. A journalist for 10 years, she chose to withdraw from this exciting profession, but which leaves no room for family life. She did so after gaining access to the editor-in-chief of local newspapers and regional correspondence for a major national newspaper. Today she manages the development of the project, the communication and the progress of the various stages. She is also an accompanist in the mountains, to guide all those who wish to our beautiful surrounding mountains. melaniedastrevigne@gmail.com
25 years old. It’s flying eagle. From the height of his 1,90 meter, he left the nest for a long time already to build with his own hands. A fellow carpenter, he lives in the Vaucluse where he builds his wooden house.
23 years old. She is an independent and independent girl, who studied design in Grenoble, to create with her hands, what she always liked to do…She lives in northern Alpes for the moment.
18 years old. He is a young man who thrives in studies in Grenoble on applied graphics, and likes to come back from time to time to smell the good air of Montbrand…
17 years old. She’s the head of the kid’s team. She plans, organizes, directs. She likes to have a bunch of girlfriends with whom to hang out or pitch the tent around the house. She will welcome you, and she is the queen to pass messages from the cottages to our house. A real help. Next summer, she will be the one who translates the hikes into English… Versatile!
marie.gonzalez123@gmail.com
15 years old. He’s a real mountaineer, an inexhaustible sportsman. He climbs everything and all the time…. you will see him running, always at the bottom, a harness around the waist … He’s at the Diois High School, in the biqualifying section of nature sports. A dream for him. He likes to climb the forest and the rocks and go watching the wolf. His dream is to see him one day, since he knows from a reliable source that he lives all around us…
leotito.gonzalez@gmail.com
10 years. He’s the independent. He too will see him running, or cycling. He is not afraid of anything and lives his quiet little life around the house. Even a little further sometimes….
Eight years. Inseparable from his brother Macéo. A pure product of Montbrand, born in his parents’ room on the 1st floor, july 14, 2011. He will probably come to see you, because he loves above all the company, talking and telling you stories… sometimes wacky! Sort it out!
Born on January 22, 2018 in the same room on the 1st floor as her brother Camille, this little piece of woman tries to follow her brothers and sisters in their adventures. She discovers life at every moment, and it is a joy to see her flourish here in Montbrand.