Weekly markets in France: days and places

Justice Palace Square Book Market

Second-hand booksellers set up at weekends under the arcades of the palace, a genuine treasure hunt for lovers of rare books and Provençal engravings. A Saturday morning ritual…

Cardeurs Quarter Market

The daily food market of Aix residents, a lively square surrounded by cafés with terraces. Less touristy than Place Richelme, this is where locals do their shopping each morning.

Juan-les-Pins Market

A lively, colourful summer night market in Juan-les-Pins, offering local crafts, jewellery and regional specialities. A chance to wander Juan's festive atmosphere in the evening…

Provençal Market of Antibes

A covered market beneath the old town's arcades, bustling every morning except Mondays out of season. Flower stalls, cheeses, olives and socca make it the daily gathering place…

Bastia Covered Market

The city's food hub, bustling every morning except Monday. Ewe's cheese, smoked figatellu, maquis honey and Cape Corse vegetables: an accelerated course in insular gastronomy.

Market at Place de l'Hôtel de Ville

Morning market where local producers sell cured meats, cheeses, vegetables and maquis honey. The best place to buy genuine Corsican products without going through tourist shops.

Corte Market

Weekly market where producers from Niolo and Castagniccia come to sell cheeses, charcuterie, honey and vegetables. The best place to meet the locals and buy genuine local produce.

Corte Market, Market Square

Weekly market where producers from Niolo, Venachese and Cortenais sell cheese, honey, charcuterie and seasonal vegetables. The true pulse of Corsican rural life concentrated in…

Trouville Fish Market

One of the last working fish markets operating directly on the quayside, facing the Touques. The fishmongers sell the morning catch, prawns, sole, turbot, in an authentically…

Deauville Market

The Tuesday and Friday morning market on Place du Marché is the true pulse of Deauville out of season. Local Norman producers, cheeses, calvados and apples: authenticity at your…

Touquet Covered Market

Art deco halls built in 1931, the beating heart of local life on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday mornings. Fresh catch from Boulogne's auction halls, artisanal cheeses and…

Le Touquet Night Market

Summer Thursday evenings see the town centre transform into a popular festival where local producers, craftspeople and restaurateurs reclaim the streets. The relaxed, festive…

Cours Saleya - Morning Market

Nice's most vibrant Provençal market, held each morning (except Monday) on this emblematic square surrounded by colourful façades. Cut flowers, hot socca, goat cheeses and…

Libération Market

The real neighbourhood market for Nice locals, far from the tourists on Cours Saleya. Local producers, artisanal cheeses, fresh morning fish and seasonal vegetables, this is…

Ajaccio Covered Market

A lively municipal market each morning with local producers of charcuterie, cheeses, fresh brocciu and maquis vegetables. The best place to taste and buy genuine Corsican products.

Covered Market of Albi (Castelviel Market)

Market day: Saturday

Weekly Saturday morning market on Place du Castelviel, at the foot of the cathedral. Local Tarn producers showcase ewe's cheese, Gaillac wines and foie gras, the true heartbeat…

Place du Ralliement Market

A major weekly market in the city centre where Val de Loire producers sell fruit, vegetables, cheeses and muscadet directly. Saturday morning is the unmissable gathering place…

Annecy Market - Place Sainte-Claire

Market day: Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday

One of the finest markets in Haute-Savoie, held Tuesday, Friday and Sunday mornings under the arcades of the old town. Local producers of cheeses, charcuterie, fruits and…

Apt Market

Market day: Saturday

The Luberon's largest Provençal market, held every Saturday morning, showcasing legendary crystallised fruits, olives, goat's cheeses and local producers. Roussillon residents…

Arcachon Market

Daily covered market where local fishermen sell oysters, prawns and fish from the basin. The place to buy oysters directly from producers at farm-gate prices.

Saturday Market, Boulevard des Lices

Market day: Saturday

One of the largest and finest markets in Provence, taking over the entire Boulevard des Lices every Saturday morning. Local producers of Camargue beef, tellines, sheep's cheese…

Marché des Halles d'Avignon

Covered market at the heart of the city, featuring a striking living wall on its facade and stalls from local producers. Saturday mornings are when Avignon residents gather for…

Ax-les-Thermes Weekly Market

Market day: Thursday

Thursday morning market on the central square, where local producers, livestock farmers and Ariège craftspeople gather. Sheep's cheese, garden vegetables and homemade dried…

Argelès-Gazost Market

Market day: Thursday

Weekly Thursday morning market on the central square, featuring local producers of cheeses, cured meats, vegetables and Pyrenean honey. The place to experience the pulse of local…

Barcelonnette Weekly Market

Market day: Wednesday and Saturday

Provençal and Alpine market held Wednesday and Saturday mornings on Place Manuel, where local producers sell cheeses, mountain honey, lavender and local vegetables. The true…

Bayeux Market - Place Saint-Patrice

Market day: Saturday

Saturday morning market, among the liveliest in Calvados, with local producers from the Bessin region, cheese makers and market gardeners. The genuine pulse of Bayeusian life…

Bayonne Ham Fair - Easter Fair

Annual ham fair organised since the Middle Ages during Easter festivities, with producers and artisans from across the Basque Country. The premier local gastronomic event.

Beaune Market, Place de la Halle

Market day: Saturday

Saturday-morning market held under the market hall and on the square, featuring affineur cheese-mongers, local charcutiers and market gardeners from the Saône plain. The best…

Saturday Market, Le Palais

Market day: Saturday

The weekly Saturday morning market on Place de la République is islanders' essential gathering. Local producers, island vegetables, smoked fish and fresh galettes create a…

Biarritz Producers' Market (Place Clemenceau)

Market day: Wednesday and Saturday

Every Wednesday and Saturday morning, local Basque Country producers occupy Place Clemenceau: seasonal vegetables, sheep's cheese, honey, Jurançon wines. A lively market where…

Place Louis XII Market

Market day: Saturday

Blois's most vibrant Saturday morning traditional market, featuring local producers from Sologne and the Loire Valley. Goat cheeses from Berry and Vineuil asparagus are essential…

Bonifacio Port Market

Summer market held on Quai Comparetti, where local producers, artisans and fishermen gather in the mornings. Maquis honey, sheep's cheese, Corsican herbs and fish from the…

Friday Morning Market in Bonnieux

Market day: Friday

Small weekly Provençal market on the village square, with local producers of goat's cheese, honey, vegetables and olives. Less crowded than those in Apt or Gordes, and all the…

Marché des Capucins

The heart of Bordeaux, open every morning except Mondays. Bordeaux locals come to buy oysters from the Basin, warm cannelés and cheeses from local producers. Arrive before 9am…

Calvi Market

Provençal and Corsican market held on Place Christophe-Colomb in the morning. Local producers of ewe's cheese, honey, olive oil and vegetables from Balagne in a convivial…

Marché Forville

Cannes' historic covered market, open every morning except Monday. Local producers, regional cheeses, flowers and fresh morning fish, the true soul of the city that rushed…

Cap Ferret Market

A morning market held beneath the pines, where local producers, oyster farmers and artisans gather. The ideal spot to buy oysters directly from the grower and soak up the…

Chantilly Market, Place Omer Vallon

Market day: Wednesday and Saturday

Weekly market on Wednesday and Saturday mornings where Oise producers sell cheeses, poultry and vegetables. The best vantage point to experience the pulse of residential Chantilly.

Covered Market of Colmar

Nineteenth-century market halls where local producers sell cheese, charcuterie, seasonal vegetables and wines. On Thursday and Saturday mornings, it's the essential meeting point…

Concarneau Market, Place Jean Jaurès

Market day: Monday and Friday

Monday and Friday morning market, among the liveliest in southern Finistère. Local vegetable growers, smoked fish, Breton cheeses and fresh galettes, the true heartbeat of the…

Conques Market (summer)

Artisanal and farmers' market held in summer on the abbey church square, bringing together local producers and craftspeople from the plateau. Ewe's milk cheeses, chestnut honey…

Digne Provençal Market, Place Général de Gaulle

Market day: Wednesday and Saturday

Twice-weekly market (Wednesday and Saturday mornings) where valley producers sell lavender, honey, goat's cheese and heirloom vegetables. The true pulse of the town, where all…

Espelette Weekly Market

Market day: Wednesday

Local market held Wednesday mornings on the village square, where Nive valley producers sell vegetables, cheeses, charcuterie and, of course, Espelette peppers in all their…

Étretat Thursday Market

Market day: Thursday

Thursday morning market on the village square where local producers sell vegetables from the Pays de Caux, Norman cheeses, cider and calvados. Authentic village atmosphere, far…

Montrichard Market

Market day: Friday

Lively weekly market Friday mornings on Montrichard's main square. Local producers of cheese, charcuterie, vegetables and honey, the soul of Touraine terroir.

Fontainebleau Market

Market day: Tuesday and Friday

Open-air market held Tuesday and Friday mornings on Place de la République, featuring local market gardeners from Seine-et-Marne and artisanal cheesemakers. Where residents have…

Marché de Forcalquier

Market day: Monday

One of the most vibrant and authentic Provençal markets in the region, held every Monday morning on the Cours Lauze de Perret. Local producers of honey, lavender, goat cheeses…

Gordes Tuesday Morning Market

Market day: Tuesday

Weekly Provençal market on the Château square, with local producers selling goat cheeses, lavender honey, tapenade and country vegetables. Arrive before 9am to secure the finest…

Honfleur Saturday Morning Market

Market day: Saturday

Weekly market on Place Sainte-Catherine bringing together local producers, Norman cheese-makers and fishmongers from the port. This is where locals do their shopping and where…

Île-Rousse Covered Market

19th-century covered market with granite columns, open every morning. Corsican charcuterie, sheep's cheese, chestnut honey and vegetables from the local market gardener…

L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue Market

Market day: Sunday

Twenty minutes from Avignon, the Sunday morning market in L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue is one of the finest Provençal markets, with antique dealers and local producers lining the canals…

La Baule Market - Market Square

The covered market and outdoor stalls form the beating heart of the town each morning. Local producers sell Guérande oysters, marsh vegetables and Nantes beurre blanc in an…

La Rochelle Central Market

The true pulse of the town in the morning, especially on Saturdays. Marennes-Oléron oysters, mogettes from Poitou, Échiré butter, local producers have been loyal regulars for…

Cazaux Market

An authentic village market in Cazaux (La Teste-de-Buch), far removed from coastal tourism, where local producers sell vegetables, poultry and Landes specialities. The antithesis…

Locronan Market

Weekly market on the village square where local producers sell vegetables, cheeses and charcuterie from Cornouaille. A chance to meet locals and stock up before a picnic on the…

Saint-Antoine Market

Daily market on the Saône quays, between Bellecour and the Célestins. Regional producers, local cheeses and lively atmosphere facing the coloured facades of the Old Town.

Cours Julien Market

Market day: Wednesday

The organic market on Wednesday mornings in Marseille's creative bohemian district. Local producers, artisan cheeses, seasonal vegetables, followed by coffee on a terrace at one…

Megève Market, Place de l'Église

Market day: Saturday

Saturday-morning weekly market bringing together local producers from the Arve and Beaufortain valleys. Farmhouse cheeses, artisanal charcuterie, mountain honey and garden…

Nancy Central Market

The real market of the Nancéiens, housed under Art Deco covered halls, with Lorraine producers, cheese mongers, charcuterie vendors and market gardeners. Saturday morning is the…

Talensac Market

The historic covered market of Nantes locals, open every morning except Mondays. Loire fish, vegetables from local market gardeners and Loire-Atlantique cheeses in an authentic…

Obernai Weekly Market (Thursday morning)

Market day: Thursday

A farmers' market that brings the Market Square to life every Thursday morning. Farmhouse Munster cheese, artisan charcuterie, fresh vegetables from local growers, and vineyard…

Marché d'Aligre

Paris's most vibrant and cheapest market, combining the covered Beauvau market (cheeses, cured meats, fish) with an outdoor section featuring daily secondhand goods. Frequented…

Pau Market, Halles de Pau

The covered market in the city centre brings together local producers, Pyrenean cheese makers and Béarnais charcutiers. Saturday mornings buzz with activity from foothill farmers…

Perpignan Market, Place Cassanyes

Popular daily market in the Saint-Jacques quarter, one of Roussillon's most vibrant with stalls of local fruits and vegetables, olives, cheeses and Catalan cured meats. Where…

Porto-Vecchio Weekly Market

Market day: Saturday

The Saturday morning market where local producers and Corsican artisans offer ewe's cheese, maquis honey, fig jam and olive oil. The perfect place to take home genuine local…

Provins Weekly Market

Market day: Saturday

Traditional Saturday morning market that fills the lower town with Seine-et-Marne local producers. Brie cheeses, field vegetables, honey and artisanal charcuterie, the true pulse…

Quimper Market - Place Saint-François

Market day: Wednesday and Saturday

Large open-air market on Wednesday and Saturday mornings where Finistère vegetable growers, cheese merchants and fishmongers converge. This is where locals source their seasonal…

Boulingrin Market

Market day: Saturday

Large Art Deco covered market on Saturday mornings, the essential meeting point for Reims residents seeking local producers, Champagne cheeses and charcuterie. Built in 1929, the…

François-Mitterrand Mail Market

Market day: Wednesday and Saturday

A neighbourhood market on Wednesday and Saturday mornings, more authentic and less crowded than the Lices market. Produce farmers from Ille-et-Vilaine operate impressive stalls…

Ribeauvillé Weekly Market

Market day: Saturday

Saturday morning market on the town hall square, where local producers, Alsatian market gardeners and craftspeople converge. The place to buy farmhouse Munster, Vosges fir-tree…

Saillagouse Market

Market day: Saturday

Saturday morning market on the central square of Saillagouse, the commercial heart of Haute-Cerdagne. Local farmhouse cheeses, Catalan charcuterie, mountain honey and produce…

Market of Saint-Jean-de-Luz

Daily covered market and a large open-air market on Tuesday and Friday mornings, with local producers selling sheep's cheese, Bayonne ham and vegetables from the Pyrenean…

Provençal Market - Place des Lices

Market day: Tuesday and Saturday

The Tuesday and Saturday morning market is an immutable Tropezian ritual for generations. Local producers, sheep's cheese, tapenade, soap, Provençal fabrics. Arrive before 9am to…

Sarlat Saturday Morning Market

Market day: Saturday

One of the finest markets in south-west France, taking over the entire old town each Saturday. Black truffles in season, preserves, walnuts, sheep's cheese and cèpes, a sensory…

Sartène Market

Market day: Saturday

Saturday morning market on Place de la Libération brings together local producers, cheese makers and charcutiers from the Sartenais region. Fresh brocciu, maquis honey, artisanal…

Saturday Morning Market, Place Saint-Pierre

Market day: Saturday

The authentic Saumur market, animated for centuries on the squares of the historic centre. Local wine producers, goat's cheeses from the Saumur region, vegetables from Loire…

Neudorf Market, Producers' Market

Market day: Saturday

Authentic neighbourhood market on Saturday mornings in the Neudorf district, with direct Alsatian producers. Munster cheese, fresh pretzels, local charcuterie, far from the…

Trouville Market, Place du Marché

Market day: Wednesday and Sunday

Weekly market on Wednesday and Sunday mornings, essential for Pays d'Auge producers: cheeses, apples, calvados, Isigny butter and vegetables from the Norman bocage.

Market, Candé-sur-Beuvron

A modest weekly market in the neighbouring village of Candé-sur-Beuvron, where market gardeners and local producers sell asparagus, goat's cheese and estate wines. The antithesis…

Vence Provençal Market

Market day: Tuesday and Friday

The neighbouring town of Vence's weekly market (Tuesday and Friday mornings), far more authentic and frequented by local producers than tourist markets. Fruit, vegetables…

Vernon Market

Market day: Wednesday and Saturday

The weekly market in nearby Vernon (Wednesday and Saturday mornings) is bursting with local Norman producers: cheeses, cider, Calvados, apples. Worth visiting before or after…

Marché Notre-Dame de Versailles

One of the finest covered markets in Île-de-France, housed within four 18th-century halls. On Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays, local producers sell cheese, poultry and seasonal…

Villandry Market

Market day: Sunday

Small Sunday-morning market gathering local vegetable growers, Touraine goat cheeses and country wines. The ideal spot to assemble a quality picnic before exploring the château…