Van, motorhome, tiny-house, mobile home … Alternative and mobile homes are developing. For adventurers, nature lovers, this is the way to change the decor every day, according to the seasons. It is also an ideal solution to reduce housing-related expenses which represent 24.3% * of the French budget. On social networks, the groups "Living in a Campervan all year round" (5000 members), "" Tiny House France "(42,000 members) or" Alternative roofs, other lifestyles are possible "(32000 fans), testify to the growing interest in these forms of habitat. Our four witnesses are already won over! * Sofinscope barometer, "French people and their housing budget", 2018
In a motorhome: "it's like a vacation all year round" Elisabeth, 47, caregiver
My companion and I returned our 70 m2 apartment at the end of 2018 to settle in a motorhome. He had grown too tall since the departure of my four daughters. Helpful, I receive an allowance to take care of my darling, disabled. Since then, we travel according to our desires and the weather: Brittany, Basque Country, Spain … We have already traveled 30,000 km! Ultra-comfortable, the motorhome is also practical for my husband's armchair. And, thanks to solar panels, we are autonomous in electricity. It cost us € 12,000. Since we are nomads, we save € 500 every month compared to our old life. We prefer wilderness camping, which is cheaper and more natural. I don't regret our choice: it's like a vacation all year round. It must be said that, very in love, we live this promiscuity well!
On a sailboat: "Take off when I want!" Aurélie, 25, entrepreneur
I lived for several years in Paris, but the city, the concrete, the crowd, weighed on me. My job was meaningless and I needed to get some fresh air. So I left everything to settle in Saint-Brieuc and create a Tiny House village * on family land. As a child, I practiced sailing a lot and I missed the sea. So I bought a small 7.5m sailboat for 5000 €, moored at the port for 1000 € per year. Unbeatable rent! I have a bedroom in the tip and a living room-kitchen where I can accommodate up to 7 people. My goal by living on the water? Reduce my impact on the environment, and get rid of the superfluous. Being on the sea is soothing. Even in the event of a storm, I feel safe there. And I can take off when I want, to find myself in the middle of the water, disconnect and feel the elements. My next goal: to sail around the world! ; *tyvillage.fr
In a mobile home: "Living with more space, what happiness!" Sandrine, youtubeuse, 55 years old
A few months ago, with my 57-year-old companion, we sold our house in Brittany to buy a plot of one hectare. While waiting to rehabilitate the ruined buildings and arrange guest rooms, we have installed a 30m2 mobile home there. We cultivate a huge vegetable garden to feed on fresh and seasonal products. I share my recipes on my Youtube channel *. We have also set up areas to accommodate motorhomes. Our mobile home, bought for € 2,500 at a campsite that was renewing its equipment, is practical and economical: a living room, a kitchen, a bedroom, an office … There is no shortage of space: we are always outside. Living without credit, with more space, what happiness! The only catch? Our mobile home did not pass by the way, it was necessary to call upon a crane then to transport it across fields! *Meals and vegetable patch
In tiny house: "This cocoon corresponds to my values" Lise, 46, mediator and coach
When I divorced in 2015 and left my 150m2 apartment in the center of Montpellier, I decided to live in a "Tiny House". For several years, I have been trying to get closer to nature, to live with less. My little wooden house on trailer, 20m2 on the ground, with a sloping floor, was custom designed. There are attic rooms for my daughters 11 and 16 years old, a real room for me, a bathroom, a kitchen, good insulation, and lots of light … Even if there is plenty of storage, i had to get rid of 2/3 of my stuff: it made me feel great! Autonomous in water and electricity, we set up in the fields of knowledge. This “cocoon” habitat, which I can easily move, corresponds to my values. I couldn't go back to a hard house anymore! lisegallois.fr