Auménancourt Car Boot Sale

Auménancourt Car Boot Sale — Festival Committee & Firefighters' Association

The Auménancourt Car Boot Sale (51110) is distinguished by its joint organization: it is both the Festival Committee and the Firefighters' Association of the commune that unite each year to organize this popular event. This dual organization is indicative of the spirit of solidarity and cooperation that animates the associative life of Champagne rural villages, where the driving forces come together to keep their community alive.

The Firefighters' Association brings its organizational expertise, rigor, and network, while the Festival Committee contributes its knowledge of the local associative fabric and its know-how in organizing festive events. The result is a well-oiled, friendly, and popular car boot sale, which regularly attracts exhibitors and visitors from all over the micro-region. Exhibitors — individuals from Auménancourt and neighboring villages — offer their items: clothing, toys, books, crockery, tools, countryside objects, and all sorts of bric-a-brac.

The refreshment stand and catering are usually run by the firefighters, who offer their specialties to finance the association's activities. This gastronomic and convivial aspect is a tradition in events co-organized by French volunteer firefighters, who know how to host and whet their visitors' appetites. The Auménancourt car boot sale is thus as much an opportunity to find good deals as it is a village festival in its own right.

Auménancourt and the North of the Marne

Auménancourt (51110) is a village in the north of the Marne, located in the large Champagne plain between Reims and Rethel. Like many rural communes in this area, it has managed to maintain a dynamic associative life despite the low population density. The union of the forces of the Festival Committee and the Firefighters' Association for the organization of the car boot sale perfectly illustrates this dynamic of rural solidarity that is the pride of Champagne villages.