Car boot sale of May 1st in Aouste-sur-Sye

The May 1st Car Boot Sale in Aouste-sur-Sye, a spring tradition at the Intermarché parking lot

May 1st in Aouste-sur-Sye is not only Lily of the Valley day but also car boot sale day. Every year, the Intermarché Parking lot in the village hosts this large popular car boot sale, bringing together dozens of participants who come to clear out their attics and take advantage of the public holiday to find bargains. The choice of May 1st is not accidental: this public holiday allows exhibitors to set up without professional constraints and visitors to take their time browsing the stalls.

The Intermarché Parking lot offers a generous and easily accessible space, allowing a good number of exhibitors to be accommodated in good conditions. Cars, open trunks, folding tables, and tarps on the ground: the May 1st car boot sale has the charm of improvised markets where you can find everything, from grandma's dishes to children's bikes, including paperback books, garden tools, and clothes of all sizes.

Aouste-sur-Sye, an active village in the Drôme

Aouste-sur-Sye is a dynamic rural commune in the Drôme region, crossed by the Sye river and the national road connecting Valence to Crest. Despite its modest size, the village maintains active associative and commercial life, of which the May 1st car boot sale is one of the most popular expressions. The Intermarché Parking lot, a usual meeting point for local residents, becomes, for a day, a space for conviviality and informal commercial exchanges.

Participants come from Aouste and neighboring towns — Eurre, Cobonne, Piégros-la-Clastre, Crest — to take part in this spring event. Families with children are particularly well represented, taking advantage of the public holiday to set up and meet their neighbors in a relaxed and festive atmosphere.