Car Boot Sale of the Foyer Rural Roclais of Rocles

The Car Boot Sale of the Foyer Rural Roclais

In the summer, the Foyer Rural Roclais organizes its annual car boot sale in Rocles. This popular event in the Lozère Margeride brings together the inhabitants of the village and the surrounding hamlets, as well as holidaymakers who enjoy the beauty and tranquility of this high-altitude plateau.

Individuals and small exhibitors offer their second-hand items: clothing, toys, books, crockery, tools, furniture, and trinkets. The friendly and relaxed atmosphere of a car boot sale organized by a rural foyer, in an isolated village in the Margeride, gives this event an authentic and endearing character.

The Foyer Rural, a French Rural Institution

The Foyer Rural is the leading cultural and social association in French rural communes since the Liberation. The Foyer Rural Roclais perpetuates this tradition of local entertainment in Rocles, organizing events that maintain social cohesion and a sense of belonging to a community, despite the geographical isolation and depopulation affecting many villages in the Margeride.

Rocles, a Village in the Margeride

Rocles (48300) is a commune in Lozère in the Margeride, in the area of Langogne and Lake Naussac. This granite village, typical of the plateau, benefits from a location between Margeride and Cévennes, offering varied and preserved landscapes. In summer, the relative mildness of the altitude (around 1000 m) and the quality of the air attract holidaymakers seeking peace and nature.