Brocante du Bel Accueil de Baugé-en-Anjou

The Brocante du Bel Accueil in Baugé-en-Anjou

The Brocante du Bel Accueil is a monthly market held every 4th Saturday of the month in Baugé-en-Anjou. Its evocative name — the warm welcome — reflects the warm and friendly spirit of this event, rooted in the tradition of welcome and conviviality specific to rural Anjou.

The flea market brings together local exhibitors and dealers from neighboring towns to offer their selection of antique and second-hand items: country furniture, earthenware and porcelain, religious objects, regional paintings and prints, local history books, old agricultural tools, costume jewelry, and collectibles. The rural and regional dimension of the offerings is particularly marked in this Angevin bocage territory.

Baugé-en-Anjou, town of the Anjou Cross

Baugé-en-Anjou (49150) is a commune in Maine-et-Loire formed by the merger of several communes in 2013. Its main town, Baugé, is a historic town that reached its peak in the 15th century as a residence of the Dukes of Anjou. It retains remarkable heritage: King René's castle, the chapel of the Filles-du-Cœur-de-Marie which houses the True Cross of Anjou — a relic from which the Cross of Lorraine is derived — and several other historical monuments.

The town is also known for its 17th-century apothecary, one of the best-preserved in France, and for the Forêt de Chandelais, a vast forest massif surrounding the town. This remarkable heritage and natural context give the monthly flea market additional depth and interest for visitors.

A meeting in rural Anjou

Baugé-en-Anjou is located in the Pays de Baugé, a territory of hedgerows, ponds, and forests east of Maine-et-Loire. This rural area retains a strong identity, rooted in the agricultural and artisanal traditions of Anjou. The monthly flea market plays an important role in animating the town center and making the territory attractive to weekend visitors.