Saint-Valérien Festival Committee Flea Market

An autumn flea in the Marais

Saint-Valérien: ~850 village, south Vendée, near Marais Poitevin. Active Festival Committee runs an autumn flea — a seasonal highlight. 2025: Sunday 21 September. 2026: expected Sunday 20 September (TBC).

Fits the French village festival-committee tradition: community life, festivities (Bastille Day, patron saints, Christmas), funded by flea markets, lotos, dinner-dances.

What to find

• Family clothes
• Toys, games, children's books
• Baby gear
• Crockery, trinkets, decor
• Small furniture, tools
• Garden, fishing gear
• Vinyl, DVDs, comics
• Old items and curiosities

South-Vendée village

Agricultural region between plain and Marais Poitevin foothills. Saint-Valérien church, old farms, preserved rural setting. Known for mogettes, Vendée ham, Fiefs Vendéens wines.

Engaged Festival CommitteeAnimates village year-round: flea + patron saints, shows, dinners, trips. Essential role in such a commune.

September, ideal season

End of summer, mild temperatures, items from summer sort-outs arriving. Bargain-hunters favour this period, combined with Marais late-season visit without July/August crowds.

Tips

Come early. Cash, sturdy bag. Moderate prices, rural flea. Explore side streets. Stop at refreshments for coffee or pineau.

Food and animation

Committee: coffee, drinks, local wines, sandwiches, pastries. Some years: music, demos, old cars exhibition. Friendly, family vibe.

Around

Fontenay-le-Comte (25 km) Renaissance town. Maillezais (15 km) abbey. Coulon boat rides in Venise verte. Luçon (15 km) cathedral (Richelieu). Deux-Sèvres villages.