Chemins de Faire
Sentein, Ariège, France
About
Founded in 2015, Chemins de Faire is a ngo headquartered in Sentein, France with approximately 10-50 employees specializing in Solar, Wind, Hydro.
An associative design workshop operating across France and Europe, Chemins de Faire focuses on raising awareness about reuse, ecology, and manufacturing. The organization promotes DIY practices, repair, autonomous energy solutions, and waste valorization. They operate an itinerant model using adapted vehicles (fire truck, camper) to immerse themselves in local transition initiatives and experiment with low-tech solutions. Since 2015, they have established a fixed workshop in Sentein, Ariège, offering training in manual skills, autonomous habitat systems, and human-powered machinery design. The association publishes practical guides on low-tech systems, collaborates with the Ulmer publishing house, and develops open-source documentation for reproducible designs.
Headquarters
Sentein, France
Founded
2015
Employees
10-50
Company Type
NGO
Business Models
Value Chain
Service Regions
France, Europe