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Seasonal worker in Douarnenez converts van into home due to housing shortage

07.07.2026 06:00 1 min 1 source
Le Télégramme FRA
Seasonal worker in Douarnenez converts van into home due to housing shortage
Original source: Le Télégramme

Lucho, a 31-year-old commis chef at a restaurant in the port of Rosmeur in Douarnenez, converted his van into a home to be able to work. He splits his year between the Vercors in winter and Douarnenez in summer, where he is working his second season. Lucho has no formal diploma and learned the trade on the job.

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Seasonal worker in Douarnenez converts van into home due to housing shortage

07.07.2026 Le Télégramme FRA Original source

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