Saint-Martin-d'Aubigny Car Boot Sale

Saint-Martin-d'Aubigny Car Boot Sale — 300 exhibitors on May 8th

The Saint-Martin-d'Aubigny car boot sale is one of the most important bargain hunting events in the Cotentinais marshes area with its 300 exhibitors. Organized every year on May 8th, the Victory in Europe Day public holiday, it benefits from increased attendance linked to the long weekend, attracting visitors and bargain hunters from all over the Normandy region.

With 300 exhibitors, the diversity of items offered is considerable: large Norman furniture (wardrobes, beds, tables, sideboards) and light furniture, tableware and table arts (faience, porcelain, stoneware), textiles and antique linen, clothing of all eras, toys and old games (dolls, trains, metal cars), old books and comic strips, vinyl records and cassettes, silverware and goldware, jewelry and watches, agricultural and craft equipment, garden tools, various collector's items, regional books, and old postcards. The size of the event makes it a must-attend date in the calendar for bargain hunters in the Manche department.

The choice of May 8th as a fixed date is wise: the long weekend attracts visitors from the Paris region and Normandy, who enjoy the Cotentinais countryside and the second-hand market. This date stability allows regulars to plan their visit in advance, year after year, and contributes to the loyalty of a regular customer base of bargain hunters.

Saint-Martin-d'Aubigny and the Cotentinais marshes

Saint-Martin-d'Aubigny (50190) is a village in the Cotentinais marshes, in the canton of Lessay, on the west coast of the Cotentin peninsula. This area of marshes and peat bogs is one of the most remarkable wetland areas in northwestern France, part of the Parc Naturel Régional des Marais du Cotentin et du Bessin (Cotentin and Bessin Marshes Regional Natural Park). The floodplains, ditches, and ponds that dot the landscape are home to a great wealth of flora and fauna.

Lessay, the nearby canton capital, is famous for its Sainte-Croix Fair (September), one of the oldest and most important fairs in Normandy, and for its 11th-century Romanesque abbey, perfectly restored after the destructions of 1944.