Vide-Greniers de Vaudrimesnil

Vide-Greniers de Vaudrimesnil — Place Benoni Lecanu

The Vide-Greniers de Vaudrimesnil take place every year in Place Benoni Lecanu, the symbolic heart of this bocage village in the Manche. The organization is handled by the Comité des Fêtes de Vaudrimesnil, an association that animates the social life of the village through various events throughout the seasons.

Place Benoni Lecanu, named after a local who left a mark on local memory, transforms into a colorful and lively market on the day of the car boot sale. Private sellers from Vaudrimesnil and neighboring villages in the canton of Périers set up their stalls and offer their second-hand items: furniture and decorative objects, crockery and kitchenware, clothing and shoes, toys and old games, books and magazines, vinyl records and cassettes, tools and gardening equipment, Norman trinkets, and various curiosities. The open and tree-lined square hosts the event in good conditions.

The Comité des Fêtes de Vaudrimesnil is the driving force behind local community life. It organizes neighborhood meals, children's activities, sports, and cultural events throughout the year. The car boot sale is its most public-facing event, attracting visitors from all over the bocage manchois area and the canton of Périers.

Vaudrimesnil and the canton of Périers

Vaudrimesnil (50490) is a rural village in the Manche bocage, in the canton of Périers, halfway between Saint-Lô and Coutances. This area of dense hedgerows and grassland agriculture is representative of the Centre-Manche, with its winding roads between living hedges and its hamlets with preserved vernacular architectural heritage. The commune is part of the community of communes Périers Marais et Bocage.

Périers, the cantonal capital, is a historic market town in the Centre-Manche, crossed by the Soulles river. It has a lively weekly market and active community associations that serve the surrounding rural communes, including Vaudrimesnil.