APE Ermitage Bois d'Amour Biard Flea Market / 'Vide ta chambre'

APE Ermitage Bois d'Amour Biard flea market

Biard is a commune of the Poitiers metropolitan area southwest of the city, around 2,000 inhabitants. Residential, with schools including Ermitage and Bois d'Amour. The APE of both schools runs a spring flea market, often titled 'Vide ta chambre' ('Clear your room') — a format tailored to families. 2026: Sunday 26 April 2026 per brocabrac.fr.

The 'Vide ta chambre' concept

A flea market dedicated to children: kids are the sellers (or parents on their behalf), selling their own things — toys, books, games, outgrown clothes, hobby items. Educational (kids learn negotiation, stand management, maths) and fundraising for the parents' association, which collects pitch fees and usually runs a bar. Loved for modest prices, good-condition items, pedagogy for young sellers.

What to find

• Toys: plush, construction sets, figurines, board games, puzzles
• Children's books and comics
• Kids clothing all sizes
• Sports gear, hobby items
• Video games, sometimes older consoles
• Baby and nursery gear
• School supplies, art materials

Community event

For Biard and the school neighbourhood, the APE 'Vide ta chambre' is a highlight of community life. It brings together families, teachers, neighbours. Proceeds go to the APE for school trips, teaching materials, discovery camps, school parties. This solidarity dimension motivates participants and visitors.

Biard in Grand Poitiers

Biard hosts Poitiers-Biard airport and part of the CEAT (aeronautical test centre), Château de Boivre and its park. Part of Grand Poitiers. Active associations, particularly around schools and sport. Vitalis buses.

Tips

Bring the kids — ideal for them. Bag, small cash. Easy to leave with bargains (children just want to turn over their stuff).

Nearby

Central Poitiers 10 min: Notre-Dame-la-Grande, Saint-Jean Baptistery, cathedral. Parc de Blossac for families. Futuroscope at Chasseneuil-du-Poitou 15 min.