OSASC Flea Market of Boinville-le-Gaillard

A community flea market rooted in the village

For almost thirty years, the OSASC association has organised its autumn flea market in Boinville-le-Gaillard, a small rural village of six hundred inhabitants in the south of the Yvelines department. This event, now a classic on the local calendar, is one of the most eagerly awaited gatherings of the year in this village on the Hurepoix plateau, between Dourdan and Rambouillet.

An event at the heart of a rural village

The strength of this flea market lies in its deep local roots: it is a grassroots event run by villagers for their community, where private exhibitors and visitors mingle in a laid-back atmosphere. Visitors will find the typical offering of a country flea market: furniture, crockery, toys, books, clothing, tools and decorative objects, as well as occasional treasures unearthed from the attics of the surrounding farms.

OSASC, an association at the service of the village

OSASC is the driving force behind community life in Boinville-le-Gaillard. The proceeds from the flea market help fund the other events run by the association throughout the year. Every visitor who attends the event therefore contributes to maintaining the social and cultural fabric of this small rural community.

A day of bargain hunting in the Hurepoix

Held within the village, the flea market attracts bargain hunters from Dourdan, Ablis, Rambouillet and sometimes even from neighbouring Essonne. Exhibitors set up in the early hours of the morning, and the first deals are often struck before the official opening. Throughout the day, a bar and snack stand allow visitors to make the most of their time in a cheerful atmosphere.

On the edge of Rambouillet and the Hurepoix

Boinville-le-Gaillard is located some thirty kilometres south-west of Versailles, on the border of Yvelines, Eure-et-Loir and Essonne. The village sits amid the open landscape of the Beauce plain. For visitors coming from further afield, the flea market is a great opportunity to discover the Rambouillet forest, the nearby château or the neighbouring villages of Ablis and Saint-Arnoult-en-Yvelines.