Car boot sale of Saint-Jean-de-Daye

The Car Boot Sale of Saint-Jean-de-Daye, 80 Exhibitors in June

Saint-Jean-de-Daye (50620) is a rural town in central Manche, located on the left bank of the Vire, between Saint-Lô and Carentan. Every year in June, the village hosts a car boot sale bringing together 80 exhibitors, an anticipated event that marks the beginning of the summer season in this rural area.

The choice of June to organize this event is judicious: the month generally benefits from good weather and long days, allowing exhibitors to set up comfortably and visitors to stroll without rushing. The 80 exhibitors ensure a good diversity of items, conducive to discoveries and good deals.

Saint-Jean-de-Daye, between Vire and marshes

Saint-Jean-de-Daye is a typical town in central Manche, this transition territory between the Norman bocage and the wetlands of the marshes. The village is located in the alluvial plain of the Vire, a few kilometers from the border of the regional natural park of the Marais du Cotentin et du Bessin, one of the most important natural parks in Normandy.

This regional natural park, created in 1991, protects and promotes the exceptional wetlands of Manche and Calvados: peat bogs, flood meadows, bocage, estuaries, and bays. The town of Saint-Jean-de-Daye benefits from the proximity of this remarkable natural environment, which attracts hikers and nature lovers throughout the year.

A village with a history marked by the Liberation

Like many towns in Manche, Saint-Jean-de-Daye was at the heart of the fighting of the Battle of Normandy in 1944. The town is on the axis of progression of the American forces who were trying to cut off the Cotentin peninsula and reach Saint-Lô. These battles left their mark on local memory and the landscape, with several commemorative monuments and traces of the former front lines.

Today, Saint-Jean-de-Daye is a quiet village, whose permanent population is supplemented by second-home owners and visitors attracted by green tourism and outdoor activities in the marshes.

80 exhibitors and an early summer atmosphere

The car boot sale of Saint-Jean-de-Daye is a human-sized event, perfectly suited to the town that hosts it. Its 80 exhibitors offer clothing, tableware, books, toys, trinkets, and everyday objects in a relaxed early summer atmosphere. The event attracts visitors from Saint-Lô, Carentan, Pont-Hébert, and the surrounding villages, who appreciate this simple and authentic flea market gathering.