Maricourt Flea Market

The Maricourt Flea Market: Picard tradition in a land of memory

Every May 1st, the village of Maricourt, located in the Santerre near the historic Somme battlefield, organizes its annual réderie at the village hall. At Maricourt, the flea market takes on a particular dimension due to the exceptional location of the village, in the heart of the First World War front.

The village hall, convivial and functional

The organization at the village hall offers several advantages: a sheltered space in case of rain, permanent sanitary facilities, a recognized gathering place for residents.

What can be found

The Maricourt Flea Market offers the classic assortment of rural Picard flea markets: clothing, toys, crockery, books, small furniture, knick-knacks, tools. Occasionally, objects linked to local Great War history.

Maricourt, a village on the front line

Maricourt is a small commune of the Santerre plateau, which was in 1916 the junction point between the British and French armies at the outbreak of the Battle of the Somme.

A day in the Somme combining bargain hunting and memory

For those wishing to discover the region, the Maricourt Flea Market can be an opportunity to combine bargain hunting with a visit to nearby memorial sites: the Thiepval memorial, Newfoundland Park at Beaumont-Hamel.