Kestufela — What are you doing here?

A place to meet, find your bearings and share what connects us.

Kestufela brings together profiles, places and posts by topic and territory. Explore a French region or a country, discover its landscapes and the people who write about it, and follow whatever catches your interest.

Search, read, discuss or share an idea. Choose your starting point, set a location only when you want to, and find conversations that stay human. Posts and profile content remain in their original language; the site's current data is mainly in French.

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“One must still have chaos in oneself to be able to give birth to a dancing star.”
Friedrich Nietzsche, 1883

Our site in motion

Real figures, updated without slowing your arrival

Community, places and posts are updated in the background so the Home can load promptly.

—profiles to discover

—places to target on the map

—unique visitors in the last 24 hours

Every useful contribution helps the community grow.

Our spaces

Choose where to begin

Each section offers a different way to explore or take part.

People and presence

Profiles

Meet the people behind the posts, discover their interests and find a starting point for a real conversation.

Search by interest or proximity, read profiles, follow favourites and start a conversation.

Your personal space

My Profile

Introduce yourself, choose your preferences and set your geographic points of reference at your own pace.

Update your photo, favourite places, target location and profile settings.

Direct conversation

Messaging

Continue conversations that deserve a little more room away from public discussion.

Find conversations, unread messages and the articles or places that give each exchange context.

Places and regions

KestufelaWhat are you doing here?

Start with the world map or a favourite place, then explore local food, words, discoveries and experiences.

Set a location, browse LaBouffe, TuDiKoi, C.ICI and A.2, publish, vote and reply.

Ideas and questions

KeskeceWhat is it?

Discuss questions, ideas and first-hand accounts by TAG and region.

Search articles, open details, locate a place on the map, vote and reply.

Useful sharing

KeskifonWhat are they doing?

Discover initiatives, services and resources shared by the community.

Search by TAG, publish a resource, vote and continue the discussion.

Connect locally

P'tites AnnoncesClassified Ads

Post or browse offers, requests and exchanges with the essential details in one place.

Filter listings, publish an illustrated offer and contact its author when permitted.

The site in numbers

Statistics

Understand visits, public content and geographic reach through aggregated figures.

Compare periods and origins, browse sections and regions, and export the available data.

Explore Kestufela

Start with a place and see where it leads

Choose an area, discover what people are sharing there and find nearby profiles. Each section offers its own TAGs and geographic filters.

World map of public favourite places

Explore favourite places, C.ICI discoveries and A.2 experiences together on one map.

Filter by department, region or country, then select a marker to see its context.

LaBouffe Grub

Share recipes, food traditions and practical tips that tell the story of a place.

Search by TAG and region, then publish, illustrate, vote and reply.

TuDiKoi What are you saying?

Discover expressions, accents and words that give each region its voice.

Explore local language by type and region, including meanings and usage.

C.ICI It’s here!

Find natural, cultural and unusual places worth another look.

Filter geolocated discoveries and add to their public discussion.

❤️A.2 For two, as a couple

Find outings and experiences to share as a pair around a place that inspires you.

Filter by theme and area, then share a local idea.

Private Club in development

A considerate space for important conversations

The Club offers a space for people living with HIV, their loved ones and people in relationships with different HIV statuses. Its introduction is public; each section is closed by default and can be opened by a signed-in member for their session.

DireOuPas welcomes questions about disclosure, SurLaToile gathers useful resources, and SeroDiff offers room for careful conversations about relationships and daily life.

DireOuPas

Talk about disclosure, deciding whether to speak and the relationships affected by that choice.

SurLaToile

Share useful websites and resources, with the context that makes each link meaningful.

SeroDiff

Discuss relationships between people with different HIV statuses with care and respect.

How the site works

Documentation when you need it

Learn about sections, TAGs, maps, filters, posts, votes, messaging and account features. The guide also explains how demonstration content is produced and identified.

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Find answers quickly

Browsing, publishing and messaging;
themes and TAGs by section;
maps, locations and geographic filters;
demonstration content and AI illustrations.

Using the site

Clear and welcoming by design

Find your way

Sections and profiles explain what you can find and do.

Contribute with ease

Readable forms, useful filters and visible actions keep publishing and replying straightforward.

Talk with care

Choose a public reply, a private message or a member space to suit the conversation.

Regions followed right now

Territories shaping today's reading

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Security and privacy

Welcoming, with sensible safeguards

Connections, forms, content and conversations have protections. The documentation explains them in detail.

Protect actions

Sign-in, forms and sensitive operations are protected against unintended submissions.

Recover accounts safely

Email verification and a security question help protect password changes.

Keep control of exchanges

Block a profile or hide content without losing useful context.

Helpful controls

The same icons throughout the site

Like, express a reservation, reply in public or private, follow a profile, target a place or moderate content: the controls stay recognisable wherever you are.

LikeSupport a post, idea or reply.

Express a reservationDisagree with or question public content.

Reply publiclyAdd a reply to a public discussion.

Message privatelyStart a direct conversation.

Follow a favouriteAdd or remove a profile from your favourites.

BlockRemove a blocked profile from your feeds and conversations.

Target a placeSearch around a favourite place without changing your current location.

Go to a placeSet your current location and find nearby profiles.

ViewOpen a post or its detail.

HideRemove content from public views without deleting it.

DeletePermanently remove content after confirmation.

Demonstration content can also be created with AI.

Our team

People behind the site

Kestufela carries the project's direction; CodexKoala helps organise the sections, editorial work and technical development. Clearly marked demonstration profiles help test the site's journeys and illustrate its sections.

Kestufela

Project direction and priorities.

CodexKoala

Editorial organisation and technical development.

Volunteer demonstration reporters

Twenty clearly labelled demonstration profiles help test different journeys and keep the sections concrete.

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