Car boot sale of Robert-Espagne

The Car boot sale of Robert-Espagne: bargain hunting in the Saulx valley

Every year in September, the village of Robert-Espagne hosts a car boot sale in its streets. Exhibitors offer their everyday objects, toys, clothes, crockery, and trinkets in a green setting, on the banks of the Saulx valley.

Robert-Espagne, a village of memory and resilience

Robert-Espagne is sadly famous for the massacre of August 29, 1944, during which 51 civilians were executed by German soldiers of the 29th Panzergrenadier Regiment. This massacre, one of the six largest committed in France in 1944, also affected the neighboring communes of Couvonges, Beurey-sur-Saulx, Mognéville, and Trémont-sur-Saulx, resulting in a total of 86 victims. The village was largely destroyed: 200 out of 300 houses were burned down.

A rebuilt village on the banks of the Saulx

Today, Robert-Espagne is a rebuilt and dynamic village of 766 inhabitants, crossed by the Saulx, a tributary of the Marne. The inhabitants, known as the Tracanniers, perpetuate the duty of remembrance while animating local life. The car boot sale contributes to this communal vitality, bringing together residents and visitors in a warm atmosphere.