D'Boussolées Flea Market at Saint-Hilaire-de-Voust

The D'Boussolées flea market

Saint-Hilaire-de-Voust is a rural commune of about 700 inhabitants in haut-bocage Vendée, on the Deux-Sèvres border, a few kilometres from La Châtaigneraie. 'Les D'Boussolées' association (evocative name, possibly linked to 'compass' or 'offbeat') holds an annual late-season flea market enjoying beautiful light and mild Vendée autumn.

2025 edition: Sunday 28 September 2025, listed on info-brocantes.com. End-of-season flea market attracting browsers completing finds before winter.

What to find

• Private sellers: crockery, knick-knacks, textiles
• Clothing (incoming winter collections), toys
• Books, comics, vinyl
• Tools, end-of-season garden gear
• Second-hand furniture, autumn decor

Les D'Boussolées association

Behind this original name is a group of passionate volunteers animating village life. The flea market is their annual highlight, mobilising local ties and funding future activities.

Saint-Hilaire-de-Voust, heart of haut-bocage

In haut-bocage Vendée, hilly rural zone on Deux-Sèvres border. 10 min from La Châtaigneraie, 20 min from Fontenay-le-Comte, 25 min from Pouzauges. Part of Pays de La Châtaigneraie community of communes.

Nearby

La Châtaigneraie (10 min), Pouzauges 'Petite Cité de Caractère' (25 min), Mont Mercure, Puy du Fou at Les Epesses (35 min).

Access

Via D30 from La Châtaigneraie. Free parking on the day.

Extending the day

La Châtaigneraie heritage, Pouzauges and Mont Mercure (Vendée's highest point), haut-bocage walking trails. Autumn is magnificent in this area.