Our ecovillage is a non-profit housing development that brings together people with similar interests and ecological awareness to create a village in harmony with the surrounding nature. It is a community of people driven by the same ideology who come together according to the principle of equity among all, in an organized system of good neighbourliness.
Located in a mountain maple grove in the province of Quebec, Canada, the ecovillage includes 12 private residences and a common pavilion (to come). The land was purchased in 2011 and the 1 km road was fully completed in spring 2012. The construction of the first house began in 2013, and others followed in subsequent years. By the end of 2019, the construction of the 8th house will be almost completed.
There will soon be 14 permanent residents at the ecovillage and in addition, the group also includes four “active members” (non-owners) who assume responsibilities and take part in various activities, as well as four children.
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Notre écovillage est un projet d’habitation à but non lucratif qui réunit des gens ayant des intérêts similaires et une conscience écologique pour créer un village en harmonie avec la nature environnante. C’est une communauté de personnes animées par la même idéologie qui se réunissent selon le principe de l’équité entre tous, dans un système de bon voisinage organisé.
Situé dans une érablière du Québec, l’écovillage comprend 12 résidences privées et un pavillon commun (à venir). Le terrain a été acheté en 2011 et la route de 1 km a été achevée au printemps 2012. La construction de la première maison a débuté en 2013, et d’autres ont suivi au cours des années suivantes. D’ici la fin de 2019, la construction de la 8e maison sera presque terminée.
Il y aura bientôt 14 résidents permanents à l’écovillage et en plus, le groupe comprend également quatre ” membres actifs ” (non propriétaires) qui assument des responsabilités et participent à diverses activités, ainsi que quatre enfants.
Membership & Visitors
- Current members: 14
- Open to new members
- Open to visitors
If you want to become a member of the ecovillage, we invite you to write to us first to share your intention and we will be happy to contact you afterwards to arrange a visit, for you to meet the members and visit the site. Although this inscription is written in English, daily life at the ecovillage is conducted in French. The website is currently in French only, but an English version will be available shortly.
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Si vous souhaitez devenir membre de l'écovillage, nous vous invitons à nous écrire d'abord pour nous faire part de votre intention et nous serons heureux de vous contacter ensuite pour organiser une visite, pour que vous puissiez rencontrer les membres et visiter le site. Bien que cette inscription soit rédigée en anglais et en français, la vie quotidienne à l'écovillage se déroule en français. Le site Web est actuellement en français seulement, mais une version anglaise sera disponible sous peu.
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Recently read your article on how you got started with Terredelareunion ecovillage. Found it encouraging and wanted to show some others but have been unable to locate it again. I was on the GEN website. I am really interested in starting and being apart of an ecovillage/ intentional community in Eastern Ontario west of Cornwall. Would apreciate any input.
Thanks, Dale Bequette
Hi Dale, the article you are refering to is here : https://ecovillage.org/starting-with-few-resources/
Best of luck for your project in Cornwall
Hi there, my mife and I have 4 kids and we’ve been looking at changing our lives in a big way. Since we started looking at buying a little farm/homestead our extended family have told us they would like to join forces. This includes my older brother with his wife and 2 kids, my younger sister with her husband and 2 kids and potentially my younger brother and my mom. I would love to talk to someone about how to get a project like yours started. Do we buy land and divide it? Do we buy a “pourvoirie”? How does all of this work at the bank? We all own a house so for all of this to come together will take planning and timing it is our biggest challenge. I would love get some guidance to help me on this project. Thank you so much for you time and I hope to hear back from you soon.