Grattepanche Flea Market

The Grattepanche Flea Market: a May Day Picard classic

Every May 1st, the village of Grattepanche, south of Amiens, participates in the great day of Picard réderies. Its event is held facing the Pond, a central water feature of the village that serves as a geographical landmark.

Facing the Pond, a typical village setting

Village ponds, very present in the Picard landscape, are both natural and social heritage. The Grattepanche pond serves as a gathering point for the commune and hosts the flea market stalls every May 1st.

What can be found

Like most rural Picard réderies, the Grattepanche one relies mainly on the participation of village residents and neighboring communes. Clothing, toys, crockery, books, small furniture, knick-knacks, tools.

Grattepanche, an Amiénois village

Grattepanche is a commune of about three hundred inhabitants, located on the Picard plateau about fifteen kilometers south of Amiens.

A bargain hunting morning in the Picard countryside

Participating in the Grattepanche Flea Market also means tasting that special atmosphere of Picard countryside in May: greening hedges, blooming lilacs, the first mild rays of sun after winter.