Chartrettes Garage Sale

The Chartrettes Garage Sale: A Back-to-School Gathering by the Seine

Every year in early September, Chartrettes organizes its annual garage sale in this emblematic village on the banks of the Seine, a stone's throw from the Fontainebleau forest. This back-to-school event offers bargain hunters and families a great opportunity to enjoy the last fine days of summer while finding good deals. The 2026 edition will be held on Sunday, September 6, at 37 ter Rue Georges Clemenceau.

An Appreciated Back-to-School Garage Sale

Back-to-school garage sales, like that of Chartrettes, have the particularity of attracting a specific audience: families looking to equip themselves for the new school year at low prices, bargain hunters returning from vacation, residents taking advantage of the return to normal to go out as a family. The offer often reflects this seasonality: autumn clothing, used school supplies, books and comics, toys, board games, tableware, and small kitchen equipment.

A Human-Scale Event

Set up on Rue Georges Clemenceau, in a human-scale configuration, the Chartrettes garage sale retains this friendly and family atmosphere characteristic of village events. The exhibitors, mainly private individuals from Chartrettes and neighboring municipalities, deploy their stalls in the street in a relaxed atmosphere. Visitors appreciate being able to chat quietly with sellers, to take their time bargain hunting, and to enjoy the charming setting of this preserved village.

Chartrettes, a Picturesque Seine-Side Village

Chartrettes is a municipality of about 2,500 inhabitants located in the south of Seine-et-Marne, on the banks of the Seine and in the immediate vicinity of the Fontainebleau forest. The village, which was frequented by many artists in the 19th century like other Seine-side localities of Île-de-France, retains a picturesque charm with its old houses, church, and streets.

An Exceptional Tourist Environment

The visit to the Chartrettes garage sale can be enriched by a wider discovery of the area's attractions: the nearby UNESCO-listed Château de Fontainebleau, the Fontainebleau forest and its famous rocks, the charming painters' village of Barbizon, the banks of the Seine and their bucolic landscapes, the Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte a few kilometers away.