May 8th Flea Market in Pignans

A flea market in the Pignans lanes

Located between Brignoles and the Var coast, at the gates of the Maures, Pignans is a typical Provencal village whose historic centre preserves its ochre-toned facades and narrow lanes. Every May 8th, Victory Day public holiday, the A.C.A.P. organises a flea market that takes over these lanes.

The A.C.A.P., engine of local commerce

Pignans particularity: it is not a leisure association but the grouping of village merchants and craftsmen that runs the event. Their goal is twofold: to make the historic centre live on a public holiday, and to federate residents and exhibitors around a popular event.

Private individuals and professionals

The flea market gathers mainly private individuals from the village and surrounding towns, offering classic bric-a-brac: clothes, toys, books, crockery, knick-knacks. A.C.A.P. merchants take advantage of the event to set up their stands.

The charm of a Var interior village

Pignans surprises with its heritage treasures: the collegiate church of Notre-Dame de Pignans with its imposing bell tower, the remains of medieval fortifications, the sloping lanes leading to former village gates.

A well-established annual tradition

The A.C.A.P. organises two flea markets a year: the May 8th one and a second in late spring (often May 21st). Each edition confirms the Var public's loyalty to this human-scale village sale format.