Yes, you need medical insurance from your home country that covers you while in France. If you are European, you should get a European insurance card before arriving in France.

A visa is mandatory, if you are planning on being in the EUmore than 90 day. If this is the case, you MUST get a long-stay visa (NOT a student visa). Most will be more willing to issue a long-stay visa and not a student visa because DEFI is not part of the French university system. Contact us for more information concerning which visa to ask for. 

IMPORTANT: The process for obtaining a visa can take from 2 to 4 months. It is imperative that you start the procedure as quickly as possible.

To find the consulate that is closest to you (if you are not European): www.ambafrance-us.org or www.ambafrance-ca.org.

Includes: lodging, all meals, internet, study guides/books used during the course.

Does not include: the price of the visa (around 150 American dollars), health insurance, the price of the trip to come, cost of doing laundry.

You can pay for the DEFI Bible School in different way: cash (local ATM is 5 minutes from the center, transferwise (on-line wire transfer) or by french check made out to “Torchbearers France” – no non-french checks!

If you arrive by plan, the closest airports are:

• Lyon, France (LYS)
• Geneva, Switzerland (GVA)

To get from the airport to Champfleuri:

• From Lyon airport: there are RT shuttle buses between Lyon and the Grenoble train station almost every hour (https://www.lyonaeroports.com/acces-transports/navette-bus/flixbus-grenoble)
• From Geneva: 6 Shuttle buses per day that stop at Crolles “le Rafour” (http://www.aerocar.fr/en/)

A member of the DEFI team will pick you up in Grenoble or Crolles depending on where you come from. Please let us know when and where you will be arriving as soon as you have bought your tickets.

If you arrive by train:

• The nearest train station is Brignoud (10 minutes by car from Champfleuri), but it is also possible to arrive at the Grenoble train station (40 minutes by car). Please let us know when and where you will be arriving as soon as you have bought your tickets.

If you arrive by car, our address is :
183 chemin de la mairie
38190 Le Champ près Froges
GPS coordinates: 45.278463, 5.939112

The weather at Champfleuri is relatively temperate. Le centre is situated at 400 meters above sea level. Temperatures can vary and fluctuate quite a bit. In Winter the temperatures can drop as low as -5°C and it can snow at the center. We advise you to bring warm clothes for inside and outside that are easy to clean and that can be put in the dryer. We do many mountain sports in our area. Don’t forget to take comfortable clothes and shoes for hiking, sports and manual tasks that can get dirty and be cleaned easily. Don’t hesitate to bring nice clothes for the end of term parties!

Yes, we are surrounded by mountains and the nearest ski station is 15 KM from the center! You can also rent ski material directly from the station (this can often times be cheaper than paying to bring it with on the plane).

Students are not allowed to consume alcohol while at DEFI. However, there may be certain groups or people who drink wine during meals served at Champfleuri.

No, pets are not allowed at Champfleuri. You will have to make do with the cows in the nearby fields.

You can do you laundry in the machines located in Champfleuri’s laundry room for 3 euros/load (dryer included).

Yes, but you will need to inform the DEFI staff. It is possible for your visitors to sleep at Champfleuri if there are rooms available during their visit.

Here’s the schedule for a typical day that you could have at DEFI:

• 7:30 Personal devotions
• 8:00 Breakfast
• 8:54 Worship and group devotions
• 9:15 Class
• 12:30 Lunch
• 2:00 Work tasks or study time
• 4:00 Free time
• 5:00 Discipleship
• 6:30 Dinner
• 8:00 Study time, free time, or evening activities

Yes! The post office and other mail services deliver at Champfleuri. Here’s our address: 

Champfleuri, 183 Chemin de la Mairie
38190 Le Champ près Froges
FRANCE

YES !

In the past 4 years, the average student age is between 20 and 23 years.