Chasseneuil-du-Poitou Flea Market & Brocante

A flea market at Chasseneuil-du-Poitou

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.

Double approach

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.

What to find

• Family bric-a-brac
• Antique and second-hand furniture
• Crockery, glassware, porcelain, crystal
• Knick-knacks, paintings, frames, lamps, decor
• Clothes, shoes, accessories, jewellery
• Books, records, vinyl, comics, DVDs, CDs
• Old and used toys, board games
• Tools, bikes, garden gear
• Hi-fi, IT, second-hand phones
• Collectibles, curiosities, militaria

Chasseneuil-du-Poitou and Futuroscope

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.

Technopole and agglomeration

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.

Poitiers close by

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.