Saint-Simon Car Boot Sale

April Car Boot Sale at Le Pontail

Every year in April, the locality of Le Pontail in Saint-Simon (15130) hosts a spring car boot sale. Private sellers set up their stalls in this open space to offer a varied range of second-hand items: trinkets, crockery, clothes, toys, books, furniture, and tools. This event marks the start of the car boot sale season in the south of Cantal and attracts bargain hunters from the Châtaigneraie and its surroundings.

Saint-Simon, a village in the Châtaigneraie cantalienne

Saint-Simon is a rural commune in the south of Cantal, located in the Châtaigneraie cantalienne, between Aurillac and Maurs. The village is set within a landscape of wooded hills, meadows, and chestnut groves that gave the region its name. The commune is crossed by the Rance, a tributary of the Cère, and retains a typical rural built heritage of southern Cantal: stone houses with lauze roofs, barns, and bread ovens.

A preserved rural setting for treasure hunting

The locality of Le Pontail offers a suitable space for setting up a car boot sale, with enough room to accommodate exhibitors' stalls and visitor parking. The green and hilly setting of Saint-Simon, typical of the Châtaigneraie, creates a bucolic atmosphere for this spring treasure hunting day. Visitors appreciate the calm and authenticity of this corner of the Cantal countryside.

A friendly start-of-season event

The April car boot sale in Saint-Simon is a human-sized event, where you can find the spirit of Cantal village festivals. Residents of the commune and bargain hunters from the surrounding area meet in a relaxed atmosphere, exchanging both objects and news. This type of event helps maintain social connections in rural areas and enlivens the small communes of the Châtaigneraie.