Abbeville Flea Market (12 April)

A flea market in the Ponthieu capital

Abbeville, with 23,000 inhabitants, is the Somme's second town and historic capital of the Ponthieu. Its many flea markets perpetuate an old trading tradition, Abbeville having long been an important commercial hub via the canalised Somme and the wool trade.

A town bombed and rebuilt

Abbeville was particularly hit by WWII: bombed in 1940, it was nearly 70% destroyed, especially its magnificent medieval centre. The 1950s reconstruction gave the town a modern centre, with a few precious survivors such as the magnificent flamboyant Gothic Saint-Vulfran collegiate church.

What you find

The flea market mixes private sellers and semi-professionals: classic bric-à-brac, clothes, crockery, toys, books, vinyls; professional stalls with antique furniture, lighting, vintage items, regional bric-à-brac.

Abbeville, gateway to the Bay of Somme

Abbeville is the gateway to the Bay of Somme, one of France's most remarkable natural sites. Hundreds of thousands of visitors each year. Bargain hunters can easily extend their visit to Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, Le Crotoy or the Marquenterre park.

A useful mid-spring rendezvous

Scheduled on 12 April, the flea market arrives in a very active period for Picardy hunting, between the Easter Monday events and late April flea markets.