Mézens Flea Market (Village Festival)

A flea market at the rhythm of the patronal festival

In Mézens, a small rural village in the northwest Tarn perched on the Salvagnacois hills, the village festival is the social event of the summer. Organised by a very involved local festival committee, it brings together for a whole weekend the inhabitants of the commune and surrounding villages around country meals, popular balls and traditional animations. The Saturday morning flea market has become one of its most anticipated highlights.

Around fifty exhibitors on the square

Set up on the village square and in the adjacent streets, the flea market gathers around 50 private sellers mainly from Mézens and neighbouring villages. It's an opportunity for residents to clear out attics, barns and cellars, and for visitors to find at low prices rural furniture, tableware, linen, tools, books, toys, clothing, old records and peasant curios. The atmosphere is intact, as in yesteryear's village flea markets.

The Salvagnacois, land of agriculture and wine

Mézens belongs to the Tarn-Agout community of communes, in a region of hills and forests where peaceful agriculture dominates: cereals, vine (Gaillac is close), sunflower and mixed farming. This peaceful rural setting gives the flea market its authentic flavour.

Extend the festival

The flea market is part of the broader patronal festival programme, which traditionally continues in the evening with a community meal, a ball or a concert.