Brocante Collections des Vans

Looking back at the 2025 season

Throughout 2025, the Brocante Collections des Vans maintained its loyal audience on the first Sunday of each month in the historic center of Les Vans. Organizer Jean Pierre held these twelve monthly events with the rigor and conviviality that characterize this event dedicated to collectors and antique enthusiasts from southern Ardèche.

The 2025 season confirmed the appeal of this monthly market, both among the residents of Les Vans and surrounding villages, and among visitors passing through the Ardèche Cévennes. The spring and summer editions benefited from the tourist influx linked to the region's natural riches—Bois de Paiolive, Chassezac gorges, Cévenol villages—attracting collectors and bargain hunters from across the Rhône-Alpes basin and the neighboring Occitanie region. The autumn and winter editions, on the other hand, retained their intimate atmosphere as a gathering for enthusiasts, conducive to exchanges between exhibitors and regular visitors.

Among the most sought-after items in 2025 were antique Ardèche furniture, regional earthenware, tools and objects from the Cévenol rural world, old postcards of Les Vans and its surroundings, as well as vinyl records and collectible books. The flea market confirmed its specific positioning on collectibles, distinguishing it from general car boot sales and ensuring a loyal and discerning clientele.

The Brocante Collections des Vans continues in 2026, still on the first Sunday of the month, under the organization of Jean Pierre. An unmissable event for the living heritage of Les Vans and southern Ardèche.