Car boot sale of the Vélo Club de l'Elle

Car Boot Sale of the Vélo Club de l'Elle

The car boot sale of the Vélo Club de l'Elle is held every year in Saint-Clair-sur-l'Elle (50680), a bocage village nestled in the valley of the Elle river, on the border of the Manche and Calvados departments. The Vélo Club de l'Elle, a cycling club rooted in the territory, uses this popular event to finance its sports activities and contribute to the animation of local life.

The exhibitors at the car boot sale, individuals from Saint-Clair-sur-l'Elle and the surrounding villages of the Elle valley, offer the usual contents of Norman attics and cellars: furniture and furnishings, crockery and tableware, clothing and shoes for all ages, toys and children's games, books and comics, records and cassettes, tools and gardening equipment, knick-knacks and decorative objects, sports and leisure items (sometimes you can find used cycling equipment, in line with the specialty of the organizing club). Good humor and conviviality characterize this popular sporting event.

The Vélo Club de l'Elle represents the tradition of Norman cycling, a king sport in this bocage crossed by many picturesque roads ideal for cycling. Local cyclists participate in regional competitions and animate races in the region, perpetuating a sporting tradition rooted in the culture of Manche and Calvados.

Saint-Clair-sur-l'Elle and the Elle Valley

Saint-Clair-sur-l'Elle (50680) is a village in the Manche bocage located in the valley of the river Elle, which here forms the border between Manche and Calvados before joining the Vire at Saint-Lô. The dense bocage landscape, with its hedgerows, orchards, and wet meadows, is characteristic of this bocage area of central Manche. The commune is attached to the canton of Saint-Lô 1 and the Saint-Lô agglomeration community.

The Elle river, a modest watercourse but rich in biodiversity (trout, otters, kingfishers), flows through a green valley that attracts walkers and fishermen. Saint-Clair-sur-l'Elle is about twenty kilometers from Saint-Lô, the prefecture of Manche.