Browsing at the gates of Futuroscope
Chasseneuil-du-Poitou's flea market + brocante takes place in late September in this emblematic Grand Poitiers commune, famous for hosting the Futuroscope park. An appreciated rendezvous combining classic flea market and brocanteur stands, offering nice diversity in a dynamic setting minutes from the department's most famous theme park.
Chasseneuil-du-Poitou is a commune of around 5,000 inhabitants north of Poitiers agglomeration, in Grand Poitiers urban community. World-famous for hosting the Futuroscope park (founded 1987), the commune combines traditional village identity with theme-park dynamism and the activity pole. The September flea market + brocante benefits from this.
The name signals the formula: private sellers (classic flea-market core) plus semi-pro or pro brocanteurs (more curated objects). Mixed formula offers diversity, wider audience, richer day.
Impossible to mention Chasseneuil without Futuroscope, an image-and-new-tech theme park opened in 1987 by René Monory. One of France's most visited (over 2M visitors/year). Generates major economic and hotel activity nearby.
Also hosts Poitiers Technopole, a major economic cluster with high-tech firms, research and training centres. Modern dimension alongside rural profile, creating a distinctive demographic mix reflected in the flea market.
Just 10 km south, completes the outing. Historic Poitiers: Notre-Dame-la-Grande unique Romanesque facade, Saint-Jean Baptistery (oldest Christian monument in France), Palais des comtes, university (7 centuries), Sainte-Croix Museum.
Chasseneuil-du-Poitou flea market + brocante returns on Sunday 27 September 2026. Mixed event with private sellers and brocanteurs, nice object diversity. In Grand Poitiers agglomeration, at the gates of Futuroscope. Free entry.
Sunday 27 September 2026 (TBC).
Chasseneuil-du-Poitou, 86360.
From Poitiers via N10 (10 km). A10 exit 28 Futuroscope. Futuroscope TGV station. Free parking.
Typically 7am to 6pm.
Free.
Many restaurants and shops in the commune and near Futuroscope. On-site drinks and snack stand.
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