L'Outil en Main Millas Car Boot Sale

A solidarity car boot sale for the transmission of skills

The L'Outil en Main association of Millas organizes its annual car boot sale in a solidarity and educational approach. L'Outil en Main is a national network of associations that introduce children aged 9 to 14 to manual and craft trades, supervised by tradespeople who are retired or still working. Carpentry, masonry, sewing, electricity, plumbing, cooking, gardening: the weekly workshops allow young people to discover the richness of manual trades and develop their dexterity. The profits from the car boot sale directly finance the purchase of tools, materials, and equipment for the workshops.

Millas, capital of the Ribéral on the banks of the Têt

Millas, a Catalan commune located 10 minutes from Perpignan on the right bank of the Têt, is one of the main towns of the Ribéral. Mentioned as early as 985 under the name of Villa de Milliariis, the town developed thanks to the fertility of its lands: early fruits, olive oil, and wines still constitute its flagship products today. In the 13th century, the parish belonged to the du Vernet family, then passed to the counts of Empúries. Unlike other villages that remained linear, Millas adopted the traditional circular shape of Catalan villages.

A spring event in the Ribéral

The L'Outil en Main Millas car boot sale is held in March and brings together private exhibitors, village residents, and bargain hunters from the surrounding area. Beyond the bargain hunting, it is an opportunity to concretely support a beautiful community initiative that perpetuates the transmission of manual trades to younger generations. A friendly, useful, and Catalan day, in the solidarity tradition of Roussillon villages.