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France, together — in person.

What would you like to do?

Meet people who love what you love, join what is happening near you, travel with others, and turn the people you meet into communities, projects and organisations.

Meet peopleDo somethingGo somewhereTravel togetherJoin an eventFind a CercleStart a discussionLearnVolunteerBuild somethingCreate a projectExplore France

Discover

  1. 1DiscoverPlaces and what is happening near you.
  2. 2ExploreActivities, themes and journeys worth your time.
  3. 3MatchTell us what, where and when — see who and what fits.

Connect

  1. 4ConnectFollow people who share your interests.
  2. 5DiscussQuestions meant for a table, not a feed.
  3. 6InviteAsk someone to meet somewhere shared.

Participate

  1. 7PlanBuild a journey or put a date on something.
  2. 8OrganiseHost an event, a gathering, a table.
  3. 9ParticipateSay you are going — then go.
  4. 10ExperienceHosted stays, tours, classes and workshops.

Belong

  1. 12Follow upMeet the people again.
  2. 13Form communityKeep the people: a Cercle with a purpose.

Create

  1. 14CollaborateFind people with the skills you lack.
  2. 15CreateStart an event, a Cercle, a journey, a project.
  3. 16DevelopIdea → forming → active → constituted.
  4. 17ScaleOrganisations and chapters in other cities.

Contribute

  1. 18ContributeConsultations, suggestions and public programmes.
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What is happening?

Coming up across France — and the newest Cercles, journeys and projects.

Coming up

A quiet calendar — the next event is yours to put on it.

Just now on the platform

  1. Organisation · Association (loi 1901)Loire water temperature at the beaches — volunteer network
  2. Organisation · Association (loi 1901)Night-sky darkness on the foothills — volunteer network
  3. Organisation · Association (loi 1901)Street tree mapping in La Guillotière — volunteer network
  4. Organisation · Association (loi 1901)Swift nest count — volunteer network
  5. Organisation · Association (loi 1901)Les Bancs du Quai — association de quartier
  6. Journey · ConfirmedFood and markets of Biarritz
  7. Journey · Planning togetherFood and markets of Montpellier

The events calendar · Tonight near you

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Who can I meet?

People who chose to be found, by what they love and what they are looking for.

Adrien D.Ceramicist with an open studioMontpellierDrawing & sketchingGalleriesTextile & sewingLooking to: host peopleAdrien F.Digital helper at the libraryNantesDigital inclusionLibrariesCodingLooking to: share a skillAgathe F.Cyclist and urbanism nerdNiceRail travelUrbanism & public spaceCyclingLooking to: take part in civic lifeAgathe W.Parent of two, organiser by necessityStrasbourgBiodiversityLibrariesGardeningLooking to: collaborate on a projectAïcha S.Community gardener and bird counterNantesGardeningSlow walkingBirdwatchingLooking to: learn somethingAïcha W.Retired teacher, full-time grandmother of the streetCaenVisiting eldersGardeningIntergenerationalLooking to: volunteerAlain M.Retired teacher, full-time grandmother of the streetStrasbourgBooks & readingIntergenerationalPétanqueLooking to: volunteerAlain W.Weekend hiker, weekday engineerMontpellierMountainsHikingStargazingLooking to: travel with others

Find people

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What can I do?

210 activities with a real shared object — plus a journey builder for going further.

Food & hospitalityOutdoors & natureCulture & heritageMusic & danceMaking & repairSport & movementWellbeing & calmLearning & languagesTravel & discoveryFamilies & generationsEnvironment & landSolidarity & careCivic lifeWork & enterpriseVisual arts & makingBooks & writingFashion & textileInternational & newcomersNature & calmScience & technologyGames & play
Long table of the streetNeighbours bring one dish each to a single table set down the middle of a street.Market-to-pot cookingShop the morning market together, cook one lunch in a borrowed kitchen, eat it.Grandmother recipe exchangeElders teach one family recipe; the group cooks it and writes it down.Vineyard harvest dayA day of picking with a grower, ending at the harvest meal.Bread oven relightingA village communal oven fired again, everyone bakes a loaf.Cheese cave visit and tastingA farm affineur shows the cave; the group tastes by season.

Plan a journey

Where, when, how long — the builder assembles places, events, stays, Cercles and people along a slow route.

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What can I join?

Cercles that meet, journeys with seats, projects looking for hands.

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What can I create?

Start anything. It connects itself: to its place, its activity, its people — and to what it can become next.

An eventPut a date on the commune calendarA CercleA community with a purposeA journeyPlan it with othersA projectFrom idea to constitutedAn organisationAssociation, co-op, businessA discussionA question meant for a tableAn experienceHost people, stays or toursA suggestionTo your commune or the nation

How each workflow runs, end to end

Everywhere in France

18 régions, 101 départements, cities, quartiers and places — each page assembles its own people, events, Cercles, journeys and services.

Visitors enjoying Paris Plages by the SeineParisTwenty arrondissements, each a village — the world capital of the café and the bal.Commune
Hands raised at an evening concertMarseilleThe oldest city in France — calanques, pastis and the loudest conviviality on the Mediterranean.Commune
Musicians performing at a Fête de la Musique event in ParisLyonCapital of gastronomy — bouchons, traboules and the Fête des Lumières.Commune
People relaxing on the lawns of the Prairie des Filtres in ToulouseToulouseThe pink city — rugby thirds, Garonne banks and aerospace apprentices.Commune
Costumed performers on a float at the Nice CarnivalNiceThe Promenade, the old town and Carnival — Riviera life as public spectacle.Commune
Residents and local councillors at the inauguration of a redesigned street in AvonNantesMachines de l'Île, Loire estuary art and a cooperative civic spirit.Commune
Students in a grand library hallMontpellierFrance's youngest big city — student energy ten minutes from the sea.Commune
A crowd celebrating the Fête de la Musique in StrasbourgStrasbourgEuropean crossroads — winstubs, the Grande Île and cross-border life with Kehl.Commune
A decorated float in the Bordeaux harvest festival paradeBordeauxWine capital on the crescent river — the miroir d'eau as the city's salon.Commune
Musicians and marchers in the Grande Parade in LorientLilleThe Grande Braderie, estaminets and the warmest welcome in the north.Commune
A Breton bagad pipe band performing in LorientRennesBreton capital — the Marché des Lices and Thursday student nights.Commune
Visitors exploring a heritage site during the Journées du patrimoineReimsCoronation cathedral and champagne cellars — toasting as heritage.Commune
Dancers turning in low golden lightSaint-ÉtienneDesign capital forged in coal and cycles — the Chaudron's green fervour.Commune
A working meeting around the commune tableToulonRade, rugby and the navy — Provence's working harbour.Commune

Hosted by people

Stays, tours, classes and experiences — the local economy that makes meeting possible. Community participation stays free; commerce is capped and separate.

Board-game night for newcomers — BiarritzGatheringBoard-game night for newcomers — BordeauxGatheringBoard-game night for newcomers — LilleGatheringBoard-game night for newcomers — LyonGatheringBoard-game night for newcomers — LyonGatheringBoard-game night for newcomers — MetzGatheringBoard-game night for newcomers — NantesGatheringBoard-game night for newcomers — ParisGathering

Three minutes, from first click to first table

Start with one person, one place, one date

Everything else on LaSocialOffline grows from that.

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The week ahead

The week ahead, near you

One email on Thursdays: what is happening in your city this weekend, and who is going.

  1. You tell us what you are looking for.
  2. A person — the organiser, host or our team — answers by email.
  3. You meet in person, when you are ready.