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Typical French market

(Library picture)

Markets in Charente Maritime and the Vendee:

 

One of the great pleasures of our holidays in France is being able to browse at the local markets.  As you wander, your senses are  aroused with the perfume of herbs and spices....here you will find quality fruit and vegetables at excellent prices.  Saintes offers the largest market in the region in the square opposite the Cathedrale de St Pierre.  However this is really a food market and won’t interest children (although clothes shopping in the quaint nearby streets more than compensated for it in the opinion of our girls!).

 

Wherever you are staying in the region you will find an open market nearby.  For details on when the markets are open, check the list below....

 
 

Markets in Vendee:

 

Mondays:

Aizenay -1st & 3rd mondays of month

Benet

L'Herbaudière, Noirmoutier

Jard-sur-Mer

Longeville-sur-Mer

Merlin-Plage (July & Aug), nr St-Hilaire-de-Riez

La Roche-sur-Yon (bigger on 2nd Monday of month)

Les Sables-d'Olonne central market (July & Aug only)

St-Michel-Mont-Mercure

Touvois - 2nd & 4th mondays of month.

 

Tuesdays :

L'Aiguillon-sur-Mer

Le Boupère

Brem-sur-Mer (July & August only)

La Chaize-le-Vicomte, 3rd tuesday of the month

Challans

Chantonnay
Coulonges Sur L'Autize

Mortagne-sur-Sevre

Noirmoutier-en-l'Ile

Port-Joinville, Ile d'Yeu

La Roche-sur-Yon

Les Sables-d'Olonne

St-Gilles-sur-Vie (south of river)

Sion-sur-l'Océan, nr St-Gilles

La Tranche-sur-Mer, Place de la Liberté.

 

Wednesdays:

Avrillé (July & August only)

Champagné-les-Marais

Chavagnes-en-Paillers

La Chevrolière

Croix-de-Vie (north side of river Vie, at St Gilles-Croix-de-Vie)

Les Essarts

Foussais-Payré (July & August only)

L'Hermenault

Luçon

Machecoul

Merlin-Plage (July & August only), nr St Hilaire de Riez (afternoon)

Rocheservière, 2nd Wednesday of month

Les Sables-d'Olonne

St-Jean-de-Monts

Soullans, last Wednesday of month

La Grière, nr La Tranche-sur-Mer (July & August only)

 

Thursdays:

Beauvoir-sur-Mer

Brétignolles-sur-Mer

Chaillé-les-Marais

Chantonnay; La Faute-sur-Mer

La Garnache

La Guérinière, Noirmoutier

Les Herbiers

Mareuil-sur-Lay

La Mothe-Achard

Le Poiré-sur-Vie (1st & 3rd Thursday of month)

Pouzauges

La Roche-sur-Yon

Les Sables-d'Olonne

St-Gilles-sur-Vie (south of river)

St-Hilaire-de-Riez

St Michel-en-l'Herm

 

Fridays:

L'Aiguillon-sur-Mer

Brem-sur-Mer (July & August)

Challans (indoor)

Clisson

Coulon (Deux-Sevres)

L'Ile d'Elle

Longeville-sur-Mer (July & August only)

La Mothe-Achard (except Fri following first Thurs)

Moutiers-les-Mauxfaits

Noirmoutier-en-l'Ile

Les Sables-d'Olonne

Ste-Hermine

Sion, nr St-Gilles

Soullans

 

Saturdays:

La Barre-de-Monts

Bouin

Bourgneuf-en-Retz

Challans (indoor)

Chantonnay

Chavagnes-en-Paillers

Cholet

Coëx

Coulon (Deux-Sevres)

Croix-de-Vie (north of river)

Les Essarts

La Faute-sur-Mer

Fontenay-le-Comte S

Les Herbiers

Luçon

Merlin-Plage (July & August), nr St-Hilaire-de-Riez (afternoon)

Montaigu

Le Poiré-sur-Vie

Port-Joinville, Ile d'Yeu

La Roche-sur-Yon (largest of the week)

Les Sables-d'Olonne

St-Jean-de-Monts

Talmont-St-Hilaire

La Tranche-sur-Mer, Place de la Liberté

 

Sundays:

Beauvoir-sur-Mer

Brétignolles-sur-Mer

La Faute-sur-Mer

La Guérinière, Noirmoutier; Maillé (July & August)

Noirmoutier-en-l'Ile

Notre-Dame-de-Monts

Notre-Dame-de-Riez (15 June-15 Sept)

Olonne-sur-Mer

Les Sables-d'Olonne

St-Gilles-sur-Vie (south of river)

St-Hilaire-de-Riez

St-Philbert-de-Grand-Lieu

Soullans

Markets in Charente:


Aigrefeuille d’Aunis - Saturday
Angoulins - Saturday AM
Archiac - Saturday AM
Ars-en-Ré - Tues & Fri, every day in season
Aulnay - Sunday AM
Aytrè - Friday AM


Beauvais sur Matha - Tues & Thurs
Le Bois Plage - Tues, Thurs & Sat, every day in season
Bourcefranc - Sun AM
Boyardville - Daily
La Brée les Bains - Weds, Fri, Sun……Every day in season


Chaniers - Weds & Sat
Le Château d’Oléron - Sunday
Chatelaillon - Every morning (indoors)
Chevanceaux - Every Sat
La Couarde sur Mer - Wed am Every day
Courçon - Wed am
Cozes - Wed am


Dolus d’Oléron - Every day (15/6-30/09)


Echillais - Every Wed


La Flotte en Ré - Every day
Fouras - Every day Tue & Fri


Gemozac - Fri & Tue


La Jarrie - Thur
La Palmyre - Sun (Apr-Sep) Wed pm (Apr-Sep)


Jonzac - Tue & Fri


Loix en Ré - Tue & Fri Every day
Loulay - Fri am


Les Mathes - Fri am Every day (Jul-Aug)
Marans - Tue & Sat am Thu night 7pm (17/7 -21/8)
Marennes - Tue, Thu & Sat am
Matha - Tue, Fri, Sat am & Sun
Meschers-sur-Gironde - Every day except Mon Every day
Mirambeau - Sat
Montendre - Every Thu
Montguyon - 3rd Weds/mth & Sat AM
Montlieu-la-Garde - Sun
Mornac sur Seudre - Weds,Thurs, Sat & Sun AM
Mortagne-sur-Gironde - Thurs AM & Sun AM


Nieulle sur Seudre - Fri AM
Nieul sur Mer - Sun


Pons - Weds & Sat AM
Pont de l’Abbé d’Arnoult - Fri
Port d’Envaux  - Thurs
Port des Barques - Weds & Sun
Les Portes en Ré - Weds & Sun every day (1/7-31/8)


Rivedoux - Weds & Sat AM Mon, Tue & Wed
Rochefort - Tues, Thurs & Sat
La Rochelle - Every morning, Weds & Sat (town centre), Tues (Tasdon), Weds (Villeuneuve les Salines),Thurs (Port Neuf),  Fri (Mireuil), Sun (La Pallice)
Royan -  Every day except Mon


St Clément des Baleines - Every day (1/7-31/8)