Monthly Car Boot Sale Champ de Mars of Saint-Marcellin

A car boot sale every month in Saint-Marcellin

The Champ de Mars in Saint-Marcellin hosts an open-air car boot sale every second Sunday of the month, which has become a true local institution. This regular event attracts early morning bargain hunters from all over the Isère valley and Royans. From 7 am to 2 pm, the aisles of the Champ de Mars are transformed into an open-air flea market where you can find unsuspected treasures among the stalls of regular sellers and new exhibitors who change each month.

Bargain hunting at the foot of the Vercors

The setting is particularly pleasant: the Champ de Mars offers a clear, tree-lined space in the heart of the sub-prefecture, with the spectacular cliffs of the Vercors massif as a backdrop. Exhibitors offer the usual assortment of car boot sales — crockery, clothes of all seasons, books and magazines, toys, trinkets, small furniture, gardening tools — but also sometimes more interesting items for savvy collectors: vinyl records, vintage objects, old earthenware, or small pieces of furniture with character.

A local meeting point

This monthly car boot sale is more than just a flea market: it is a place for meeting and socializing for the inhabitants of Saint-Marcellin and the surrounding communes. In the morning, you'll meet as many people coming to chat with neighbors and have a coffee as real bargain hunters focused on their quest. It is this social dimension that gives these regular events their charm, very different from large, event-based flea markets. Newcomers to the town also find it a pleasant way to integrate and get to know their neighbors.

Practical information

The car boot sale is held every second Sunday of the month, from January to December, in all weather. Exhibitors can set up from 6 am without prior reservation. Entry is free for visitors. The Champ de Mars is easily accessible from the town center of Saint-Marcellin. The shops in the town are in the immediate vicinity to complete your morning of bargain hunting.