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intentional communities An intentional community is a voluntary residential community designed to foster a high degree of social cohesion and teamwork. Such communities typically promote shared values or beliefs, or pursue a common vision, which may be politica ...

. An intentional community is a planned residential community designed from the start to have a high degree of social cohesion and teamwork. The members of an intentional community typically hold a common social, political, religious, or spiritual vision and often follow an alternative lifestyle. They typically share responsibilities and resources. Intentional communities include collective households, co-housing communities, co-living, ecovillages, monasteries, communes, survivalist retreats, kibbutzim, ashrams, and housing cooperatives. For directories, see external links below.

Africa

Ethiopia

* Awra Amba in the

Amhara Region The Amhara Region (), officially the Amhara National Regional State (), is a Regions of Ethiopia, regional state in northern Ethiopia and the homeland of the Amhara people, Amhara, Awi people, Awi, Xamir people, Xamir, Argobba people, Argobba, a ...

South Africa

Orania Orania () is a Volkstaat, white separatistSources for "white separatist": * * * Additional sources for "whites-only": * * * South Africa, South African town founded by Afrikaners. It is located along the Orange River in the Karoo region o ...

near Kimberley in

Northern Cape The Northern Cape ( ; ; ) is the largest and most sparsely populated Provinces of South Africa, province of South Africa. It was created in 1994 when the Cape Province was split up. Its capital is Kimberley, South Africa, Kimberley. It includes ...

Asia and Oceania

Australia

* Gondwana Sanctuary, Byron Bay,

New South Wales New South Wales (commonly abbreviated as NSW) is a States and territories of Australia, state on the Eastern states of Australia, east coast of :Australia. It borders Queensland to the north, Victoria (state), Victoria to the south, and South ...

* House of Freedom (community),

Brisbane Brisbane ( ; ) is the List of Australian capital cities, capital and largest city of the States and territories of Australia, state of Queensland and the list of cities in Australia by population, third-most populous city in Australia, with a ...

Queensland Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and territories of Australia, state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Austr ...

, founder Athol Gill * House of the Gentle Bunyip,

Melbourne Melbourne ( , ; Boonwurrung language, Boonwurrung/ or ) is the List of Australian capital cities, capital and List of cities in Australia by population, most populous city of the States and territories of Australia, Australian state of Victori ...

, Victoria, founder Athol Gill * House of the New World,

Sydney Sydney is the capital city of the States and territories of Australia, state of New South Wales and the List of cities in Australia by population, most populous city in Australia. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Syd ...

, founder John Hirt * Moora Moora, near Healesville, Victoria * Rocky Cape Christian Community,

Tasmania Tasmania (; palawa kani: ''Lutruwita'') is an island States and territories of Australia, state of Australia. It is located to the south of the Mainland Australia, Australian mainland, and is separated from it by the Bass Strait. The sta ...

India

* Auroville,

Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is the southernmost States and union territories of India, state of India. The List of states and union territories of India by area, tenth largest Indian state by area and the List of states and union territories of Indi ...

Israel

* Kibbutz Ketura * Neve Shalom,

Jerusalem Jerusalem is a city in the Southern Levant, on a plateau in the Judaean Mountains between the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean and the Dead Sea. It is one of the List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest cities in the world, and ...

Japan

* Atarashiki-mura * Owa Hutterite Colony

New Zealand

* Centrepoint (founded 1977) * Gloriavale Christian Community (founded ) * Jerusalem/Hiruharama (1970–1972) * Maungapohatu (founded 1907) * Ohu communities (1974– ) *

Parihaka Parihaka is a community in the Taranaki region of New Zealand, located between Mount Taranaki and the Tasman Sea. In the 1870s and 1880s the settlement, then reputed to be the largest Māori people, Māori village in New Zealand, became the centre ...

(founded ) * Rātana Pā (founded ) * Riverside Community, New Zealand (founded 1941)

Syria

* Jinwar (founded 2016)

Europe

France

* Community of the Ark, La Borie Noble * Jansiac * Longo Maï, Limans (1973–present) * Taizé Community, Taizé, France

Denmark

* Det Nødvendige Seminarium (DNS) * Freetown Christiania,

Copenhagen Copenhagen ( ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a population of 1.4 million in the Urban area of Copenhagen, urban area. The city is situated on the islands of Zealand and Amager, separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the ...

* (2002–present) * Svanholm * Dyssekilde eco-community (and

book town A book town is a town or village with many used book or antiquarian bookstores. These stores, as well as literary festivals, attract bibliophile tourists. Some book towns are members of the International Organisation of Book Towns. List of ...

) (Torup, Denmark). Based on the thoughts of the mystic Martinus. (1987-present?)

Italy

* Federation of Damanhur,

Piedmont Piedmont ( ; ; ) is one of the 20 regions of Italy, located in the northwest Italy, Northwest of the country. It borders the Liguria region to the south, the Lombardy and Emilia-Romagna regions to the east, and the Aosta Valley region to the ...

* Nomadelfia

Germany

* Bruderhof Communities, originally in Germany but spread to other countries since * Kommune Niederkaufungen * ZEGG

Greece

* Eutopia project (community) * Free and Real

Montenegro

* Montelibero, a libertarian community based on ideas of the Free State Project

Portugal

* Ecoaldea Vegetariana Espiral, Cabeceiras de Basto * Tamera

Russia

* Life and Labor Commune (1921–1939)

Spain

* in Lacabe * in Cervera del Maestre (CS) * Global Tribe, Andalucia

Sweden

* Ängsbacka *

United Kingdom

* Braziers Park in South Oxfordshire, England * Brithdir Mawr in Pembrokeshire, Wales * Chemin Neuf Community and Community of Saint Anselm, Canterbury, England * Dial House in England (1970–present) * Findhorn in Scotland * Frestonia in London (1970s–1982) * New Creation Christian Community (closed) * Tinker's Bubble in England * Rubha Phoil in Scotland * Stapleton Colony in England (1921–present) * Whiteway Colony

North America

Canada

* Community Farm of the Brethren, Bright, Ontario * Fort Pitt Farms Christian Community near Lloydminster,

Saskatchewan Saskatchewan is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Western Canada. It is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and to the south by the ...

, one of the Hutterite Christian Communities that exist in Canada and the United States, formerly in Australia as well. * Hutterite colonies, in Alberta, BC and Saskatchewan * New Oasis for Life Commune, BC * Orthodox Mennonites, horse and buggy Mennonites, with groups in Ontario and Manitoba, Canada, and in the United States but founded in Ontario * Poole's Land,

Tofino Tofino ( , Nuu-chah-nulth language, Nuu-chah-nulth: ''Načiks'') is a town of approximately 2,516 residents on the west coast of Vancouver Island in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of British Columbia. The District ...

Vancouver Island Vancouver Island is an island in the northeastern Pacific Ocean and part of the Canadian province of British Columbia. The island is in length, in width at its widest point, and in total area, while are of land. The island is the largest ...

British Columbia British Columbia is the westernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Situated in the Pacific Northwest between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains, the province has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that ...

Treehouse Village Ecohousing
Bridgewater, Nova Scotia * Whole Village, Alton,

Ontario Ontario is the southernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Located in Central Canada, Ontario is the Population of Canada by province and territory, country's most populous province. As of the 2021 Canadian census, it ...

* Yarrow Ecovillage, Chilliwack, British Columbia

United States

Midwestern United States

* Bishop Hill Colony, Bishop Hill, Illinois, founded by Swedish

pietist Pietism (), also known as Pietistic Lutheranism, is a movement within Lutheranism that combines its emphasis on biblical doctrine with an emphasis on individual piety and living a holy Christianity, Christian life. Although the movement is ali ...

Eric Jansson * Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage, Rutledge, Missouri * Dreamtime Village, West Lima, Wisconsin * East Wind Community, Tecumseh, Missouri * Elmendorf Christian Community, Mountain Lake, Minnesota * Enright Ridge Urban Ecovillage,

Cincinnati, Ohio Cincinnati ( ; colloquially nicknamed Cincy) is a city in Hamilton County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. Settled in 1788, the city is located on the northern side of the confluence of the Licking River (Kentucky), Licking and Ohio Ri ...

* The Homestead at Denison University, Granville,

Ohio Ohio ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Erie to the north, Pennsylvania to the east, West Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Indiana to the ...

* Jesus People USA (JPUSA),

Chicago Chicago is the List of municipalities in Illinois, most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States. With a population of 2,746,388, as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the List of Unite ...

Illinois Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. It borders on Lake Michigan to its northeast, the Mississippi River to its west, and the Wabash River, Wabash and Ohio River, Ohio rivers to its ...

* Nottingham Housing Cooperative in Madison, Wisconsin * People of Praise, South Bend, Indiana * Project Neighborhood, intentional community ran by Calvin University in Grand Rapids, Michigan. * Reba Place Fellowship is an intentional Christian community located in

Evanston, Illinois Evanston is a city in Cook County, Illinois, United States, situated on the North Shore (Chicago), North Shore along Lake Michigan. A suburb of Chicago, Evanston is north of Chicago Loop, downtown Chicago, bordered by Chicago to the south, Skok ...

within the Chicago metro area * Stelle,

, until 1982 an intentional community of the Stelle group * Sunrise Colony, Saginaw, Michigan * Sunward Cohousing,

Ann Arbor Ann Arbor is a city in Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States, and its county seat. The 2020 United States census, 2020 census recorded its population to be 123,851, making it the List of municipalities in Michigan, fifth-most populous cit ...

Michigan Michigan ( ) is a peninsular U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, Upper Midwestern United States. It shares water and land boundaries with Minnesota to the northwest, Wisconsin to the west, ...

Tenacious Unicorn Ranch The Tenacious Unicorn Ranch was a queer and transgender community and working ranch in Custer County, Colorado, United States. Located in a conservative part of Colorado, members of the ranch often carried firearms and wore body armor due to h ...

, Colorado * Trumbullplex, Detroit, Michigan * Utopia, Ohio * Word of God (community), Ann Arbor, Michigan

Northeastern United States

* The Abode of the Message,

New Lebanon, New York New Lebanon is a Administrative divisions of New York#Town, town in Columbia County, New York, United States, southeast of Albany, New York, Albany. The population was 2,514 at the 2020 census.US Census Bureau, 2020 census, New Lebanon town, Col ...

* Bruderhof Communities New York * Bryn Gweled Homesteads, Southampton, Pennsylvania * Community of Jesus, Orleans, Massachusetts * Mariapolis Luminosa (Focolare), Hyde Park, New York * The Free State Project, a state where libertarians concentrate their numbers in the state of New Hampshire to influence democracy * Ganas,

Staten Island Staten Island ( ) is the southernmost of the boroughs of New York City, five boroughs of New York City, coextensive with Richmond County and situated at the southernmost point of New York (state), New York. The borough is separated from the ad ...

, New York * Modern Times, Brentwood, New York * Mohegan Colony, Mohegan Lake, New York * Rachel Carson EcoVillage,

Pittsburgh Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, and its county seat. It is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania#Municipalities, second-most populous city in Pennsylvania (after Philadelphia) and the List of Un ...

, Pennsylvania *

Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village is a Shakers, Shaker village near New Gloucester, Maine, New Gloucester and Poland, Maine, Poland, Maine, in the United States. It is the last active Shaker community, with two members .Jordan Kisner.There Are Only ...

, New Gloucester, Maine * Helicon Home Colony, Englewood,

New Jersey New Jersey is a U.S. state, state located in both the Mid-Atlantic States, Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States, Northeastern regions of the United States. Located at the geographic hub of the urban area, heavily urbanized Northeas ...

Upton Sinclair Upton Beall Sinclair Jr. (September 20, 1878 – November 25, 1968) was an American author, muckraker journalist, and political activist, and the 1934 California gubernatorial election, 1934 Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party ...

was a founder)

Southern United States

* Acorn Community, Mineral, Virginia * Adelphi,

Texas Texas ( , ; or ) is the most populous U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. It borders Louisiana to the east, Arkansas to the northeast, Oklahoma to the north, New Mexico to the we ...

* Alleluia Community,

Augusta, Georgia Augusta is a city on the central eastern border of the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. The city lies directly across the Savannah River from North Augusta, South Carolina at the head of its navigable portion. Augusta, the third mos ...

* Believers in Christ, Lobelville, Tennessee * Caneyville Christian Community, Caneyville, Kentucky * Celo Community, Burnsville,

North Carolina North Carolina ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, South Carolina to the south, Georgia (U.S. stat ...

, United States * The Farm, Summertown,

Tennessee Tennessee (, ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Kentucky to the north, Virginia to the northeast, North Carolina t ...

* Heathcote Community Freeland, Maryland * Koinonia Farm, near Americus, Georgia * Living energy farm, Louisa,

Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States between the East Coast of the United States ...

* Miccosukee Land Co-op, Tallahassee, Florida * Noah Hoover Mennonites, existing in Belize, Canada, and the United States, but centered on

Scottsville, Kentucky Scottsville is a list of Kentucky cities, home rule-class city in Allen County, Kentucky, Allen County, Kentucky, in the United States. It is the county seat, seat of its county. The population was 4,299 during the 2020 United States census. His ...

* Paulville, Texas, a planned community for supporters of

Ron Paul Ronald Ernest Paul (born August 20, 1935) is an American author, activist, and politician who served as the U.S. representative for Texas's 22nd congressional district from 1976 to 1977, and again from 1979 to 1985, as well as for Texas' ...

* Serenbe, Chattahoochee Hills, Georgia * Twelve Tribes communities, existing worldwide but founded in Chattanooga, Tennessee *

Twin Oaks Community Twin Oaks Community is an ecovillage and intentional community of about one hundred people living on in Louisa County, Virginia. It is a member of the Federation of Egalitarian Communities. Founded in 1967, it is one of the longest-enduring ...

, Louisa,

Vernon Community, Hestand Vernon Community in Hestand, Kentucky, is home to an Anabaptist Christian community, that was founded in 1996 by Simon Beachy, former leader of the "Believers in Christ" in Lobelville, Tennessee. The Christian community is classified as " para-Am ...

, Kentucky * The Werehouse, Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Western United States

* Alpha Farm, Deadwood, Oregon * Avalon Organic Gardens & EcoVillage, founded by the ''Global Community Communications Alliance'', Tumacacori, Arizona * Black Bear Ranch, an 80-acre intentional community located in Siskiyou County, California * Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone (2020) * Drop City, Colorado * Equality Colony, Washington * Halcyon, California *

Home A home, or domicile, is a space used as a permanent or semi-permanent residence for one or more human occupants, and sometimes various companion animals. Homes provide sheltered spaces, for instance rooms, where domestic activity can be p ...

, Washington *

Kaliflower Commune The Friends of Perfection Commune is an List of American Utopian communities, American Utopian community in San Francisco, California. The commune was founded in 1967 on principles of a common treasury, group marriage, free anonymous art, gay l ...

, San Francisco, California * Lafayette Morehouse, Lafayette, California * Slab City, California (–present) * Stone Curves, Tucson, Arizona * The Seasteading Institute, an attempt to create artificial land in the ocean for libertarian migration. It is trying to build its first seastead in the San Francisco Bay, California.

Latin America

Brazil

* Cecília Colony

Colombia

* Gaviotas

Mexico

* Credit Foncier Company ( Topolobampo), 1886–1900?. Led by .

References

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External links

Foundation for Intentional Community database

Links to Christian Intentional Communities

Diggers & Dreamers UK Directory

Gondwana Sanctuary
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