Car boot sale of the Wancourt festival committee

Village car boot sale in Wancourt

Wancourt, a village of about 600 inhabitants nestled in the Cojeul valley south-east of Arras, organizes its annual car boot sale every June. Rue d'Artois, the main street of the village, transforms for a day into an open-air market where individuals offer clothes, toys, crockery, books, small furniture, and a thousand everyday items at low prices.

The festival committee, engine of local life

The Wancourt festival committee, like in many villages in the Pas-de-Calais, is the pillar of local entertainment. Composed of dedicated volunteers, it organizes throughout the year the events that mark the life of the village: ducasse, car boot sale, seniors' meal, Christmas party. The car boot sale is one of the highlights of this festive calendar.

The Cojeul valley, preserved countryside

Wancourt is located in the Cojeul valley, a small tributary of the Sensée. This hilly landscape of Artois, between wheat fields and pastures, offers an ideal rural setting for a morning of treasure hunting. The village, marked by the fighting of 1917 (Battle of Arras), was rebuilt between the wars and retains an authentic rural character.