Car boot sale 48H d'Hauteville - Festiv'hautaise

The 48H d'Hauteville Car Boot Sale during the Festiv'hautaise

Hauteville-sur-Mer (50590) is a coastal town in the south of Manche, on the Côte des Havres, between Granville and Coutances. Every summer, the town comes alive with the Festiv'hautaise, a 48-hour summer festival that includes, among its many attractions, a popular car boot sale enjoyed by locals and holidaymakers alike.

The Festiv'hautaise is the main summer event in Hauteville-sur-Mer. Over two intensive days, the town offers concerts, entertainment, water activities, food stalls, and of course, the car boot sale, which attracts bargain hunters from the Côte des Havres and the surrounding Granvillais region. A popular festival in the best sense of the word.

The Festiv'hautaise, 48 hours of summer festivities

The concept of the 48H d'Hauteville is an intensive event that packs a variety of entertainment for all tastes and ages into two days. Evening concerts, popular dances, daytime activities, night markets: the Festiv'hautaise is a total celebration, where the car boot sale is one of the major daytime activities.

This "48-hour festival" format is a growing trend in Norman coastal towns looking to maximize the impact of their summer events by offering a dense and varied program. In Hauteville-sur-Mer, the Festiv'hautaise has become a must-attend event for holidaymakers in the area.

Hauteville-sur-Mer, a family resort on the Côte des Havres

Hauteville-sur-Mer is a family seaside resort on the Côte des Havres, the low, sandy coast bordering the west of the Cotentin peninsula. Less well-known than Granville or Coutainville, Hauteville-sur-Mer is popular with families for its quiet beaches, preserved dunes, and peaceful atmosphere. The town is nestled between the Havre de Regnéville to the north and the Havre de Gouville to the south.

The Côte des Havres is characterized by its ancient, silted-up estuaries that create vast intertidal zones of particular beauty. At low tide, the beaches stretch for several kilometers, the 'havres' (estuaries) are revealed, showing their mudflats and seagrass beds. A unique coastal landscape in Normandy, whose wild beauty contrasts with the liveliness of more popular seaside resorts.

A car boot sale within the summer festival

The Festiv'hautaise car boot sale benefits from the crowds generated by the 48 hours of festivities. Passing visitors, local holidaymakers, permanent residents: everyone stops at the stalls to hunt for treasures between activities. Exhibitors offer clothing, nautical trinkets, books, toys, crockery, and various objects, in an atmosphere of summer celebration and freedom. The salty air of the Côte des Havres and the lively atmosphere of the Festiv'hautaise make the Hauteville car boot sale one of the most festive flea markets in the southern Manche region.