Brocante de Vatan

Bargain hunting in the land of potato cake

The Brocante de Vatan livens up the streets of this small town in the Berry region every spring. Exhibitors, professional second-hand dealers and individuals, offer antique furniture, trinkets, tableware, books, tools, vintage clothing and various curiosities. Vatan is world-famous – at least in the Berry region – for its potato cake, a local specialty that visitors don't miss tasting during this day of bargain hunting.

Vatan, a stopover on the road to the South

Vatan is a commune of about 2,000 inhabitants located on the old national road 20 (Paris – Toulouse), in the heart of Champagne berrichonne. This crossroads position has made Vatan a historic stop for travelers, a tradition of hospitality that the flea market perpetuates in its own way. The Saint-Laurian church, a listed historic monument, and the chapel of the former Hôtel-Dieu are the remarkable architectural heritage of this peaceful town.

Champagne berrichonne, the granary of Berry

The Champagne berrichonne is the vast cereal plain that occupies the center of the Indre department. Its open horizons, isolated farms, and villages with Romanesque bell towers form a typical landscape of deep Berry. The Vatan flea market is an opportunity to discover this little-known region, far from the tourist trails, and to find authentic Berry objects among the exhibitors' stalls.