L'Aiguillon-sur-Vie Summer Garage Sale

L'Aiguillon-sur-Vie summer garage sale

Village on the Vie river in northwest Vendée, between Aizenay and Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie, hosts its annual summer garage sale. 2026 date: Sunday 9 August — ideal for Côte de Lumière holidaymakers and inland locals. One of the village's flagship summer events.

Classic format: private sellers on town spaces, some pros, stand at €3/m, vehicles allowed on pitches from 4m. Bar and food service for full morning enjoyment. Hunters often combine with an afternoon on nearby Saint-Gilles beaches.

What to find

• Private sellers from L'Aiguillon and nearby
• Summer clothes, shoes, accessories
• Toys, beach games, baby gear
• Books, comics, vinyl
• Crockery, linen, small furniture
• Sports kit, bikes, surfboards
• Vintage decor, retro

L'Aiguillon-sur-Vie, village between land and sea

~2,200 inhabitants. Quiet village crossed by the Vie, a coastal river giving name to several area communes. Midway plain and coast: 10 min from coast, 20 min from inland towns (La Roche-sur-Yon, Challans).

Vie valley

Small 63 km coastal river flowing into the Atlantic at Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie. Winding course through the Vendée bocage, fine landscapes: water mills, old washhouses, hedges, poplar rows. L'Aiguillon-sur-Vie is an ideal access point for walking or cycling this preserved valley.

Around

Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie (10 min), Brétignolles-sur-Mer (15 min), Commequiers and its ruined castle, Aizenay (15 min), Challans (25 min). Pays de Monts forest to the west, Vendée bocage to the east.