Pierrepont-sur-Avre Christmas Market

A Christmas market in the heart of the Santerre

The Pierrepont-sur-Avre Christmas Market is part of the now well-established tradition of Christmas markets that animate French towns and villages during the weeks leading up to the holidays. This friendly event, held at the Trois-Rivières community hall, brings together residents around an offer of crafts, decoration and gastronomy adapted to the season.

Pierrepont-sur-Avre and its community heritage

Pierrepont-sur-Avre is a small rural Somme town located in the Santerre, in the Avre valley. The village has the Trois-Rivières community hall, emblematic communal facility named after the three watercourses that bathe the area.

The offer of a village Christmas market

Unlike large urban Christmas markets, village Christmas markets like Pierrepont-sur-Avre's cultivate a more intimate and authentic offering. You'll mainly find local creator craftsmen presenting their productions: silver and natural stone jewelry, ceramics, knitted or woven textiles, turned wood objects, artisanal lighting, scented candles, natural soaps. Picard terroir producers bring their cheeses, honey, jams, gingerbread, craft beers, wines, terrines.

A comforting Christmas atmosphere

What makes the charm of village Christmas markets is their warm atmosphere. The Trois-Rivières hall, decorated for the occasion with trees, light garlands and seasonal ornaments, welcomes visitors in a covered space where one can stroll quietly from stand to stand.

Consuming locally during the holidays

The essential vocation of the Pierrepont-sur-Avre Christmas Market is also to encourage local consumption during the holidays. At a time when supermarkets and online commerce dominate Christmas purchases, village markets offer a virtuous alternative.