Editing France (section)

==<FONT COLOR="#CC0000">'''COUCHSURFING IN FRANCE'''</FONT>==

===<FONT COLOR="#333399">'''CS Meetings and Groups'''</FONT>===

[[File:CS Rural France.jpg|thumb|250px|left|[http://www.couchsurfing.com/group.html?gid=15039 Click here to join the Rural CS France group]]]
[[File:CS Rural Map2 moyen.JPG|thumb|250px|right|[http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=en&ie=UTF8&t=p&msa=0&msid=113144055528929546446.0004605cd5254b0b0620c&ll=46.600642,2.11062&spn=14.621186,39.550781&z=5 Click here to see the Map]]]
===<FONT COLOR="#333399">'''Rural Couchsurfing'''</FONT>===

[[File:RCSIcon2.gif]] In France you have the chance to have the possibility to couchsurf everywhere, even in the countryside ! The Rural CS concept in France is the first one in the world. [http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=en&ie=UTF8&t=p&msa=0&msid=113144055528929546446.0004605cd5254b0b0620c&ll=46.600642,2.11062&spn=14.621186,39.550781&z=5 Check the map of the Rural CSers in France], you can find them easilier on this way ! There is also a [http://www.couchsurfing.com/group.html?gid=15039 CS group called "Rural CS France"] where you can talk with all Rural CSers in France.

But not all Rural CSers appears on the map or are members of the group "Rural CS France". To find the others, join the Regional CS group where you are travelling through.

===<FONT COLOR="#333399">'''Family Welcome'''</FONT>===
[[File:FrenchFamily2.JPG|thumb|250px|left|[http://www.couchsurfing.com/group.html?gid=16134 Click here to join the French Family's Group]]]
[[File:Family Welcome Map.JPG|thumb|250px|right|[http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=111108041083507430561.000455631b07e074b6178&ll=76.016094,3.515625&spn=147.966727,360&z=1 To here to access to the Family Welcome Map for France]]]



[[File:Children Welcome.jpg|70px]] In France, there is a very nice, active and developped CS Families network. If you travel with your children, if you would like to be hosted by a family, if you are searching for a host who accept a family, meeting other families making to your children more different cultural friendship, you are welcome to join the [http://www.couchsurfing.com/group.html?gid=16134 French Family's group] !

A tool exists to localise easily where you can find the CS families in France, please check the [http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=111108041083507430561.000455631b07e074b6178&ll=76.016094,3.515625&spn=147.966727,360&z=1 Family Welcome Map for France].
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===<FONT COLOR="#333399">'''CS Volunteering in France'''</FONT>===
[[File:CS Team France.JPG|200px|right|]]
[[File:Cs france2.jpg|200px|left]]

We have in France one of the strongest CS volunteers team in the world, called simply the "France CS Organisation". If you want to have a complete introduction to this France CS Organisation, [http://couchwiki.org/en/Category:France_CS_Organisation click here.] It's compose of about 80 CS Ambassadors, 60 greeters, plenty of active group moderators, location fixers, meeting organisers and CS Wiki contributors. If you are ready to help us to our mission to contribute to a better world and build this wonderful CS website, you have [http://couchwiki.org/en/French_CS_Newsletter#Les_volontaires_CS_.C3.A0_travers_toute_la_France all the details here (in french)].

Twice a year, the France CS Organisation organise its own collective somewhere in France. [http://couchwiki.org/en/Category:France_CS_Organisation#OUR_COLLECTIVES_.2F_NOS_CONGRES Check here the resume of the last France CS Organisation Collectives].