{"id":1174,"date":"2021-09-17T16:35:01","date_gmt":"2021-09-17T16:35:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/legentilretreat.com\/?page_id=1174"},"modified":"2026-04-01T11:22:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T11:22:52","slug":"french-markets-and-brocantes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/legentilretreat.com\/index.php\/french-markets-and-brocantes\/","title":{"rendered":"Markets and Brocantes in South Charente"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1174\" class=\"elementor elementor-1174\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-77ce959 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"77ce959\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c7c0ee5\" data-id=\"c7c0ee5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-984ee72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"984ee72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Markets and Brocantes in South Charente<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-765d297 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"765d297\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d76af00\" data-id=\"d76af00\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6c98ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f6c98ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Traditional French Markets<\/b><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b30a47 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"3b30a47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1174 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"3b30a47\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"French cheese wheels\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Cheese wheels in French market\" 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\/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"3b30a47\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Saucisson\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Saucisson in French market\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6OTc2LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvbGVnZW50aWxyZXRyZWF0LmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyMVwvMDhcL0VCMEI1Q0Y0LTY1RTctNEU0Ni1BMTZCLTBFOTBCOTA0Q0VCOS1zY2FsZWQuanBlZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjNiMzBhNDcifQ%3D%3D\" href='https:\/\/legentilretreat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/EB0B5CF4-65E7-4E46-A16B-0E90B904CEB9-scaled.jpeg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/legentilretreat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/EB0B5CF4-65E7-4E46-A16B-0E90B904CEB9-225x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/legentilretreat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/EB0B5CF4-65E7-4E46-A16B-0E90B904CEB9-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/legentilretreat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/EB0B5CF4-65E7-4E46-A16B-0E90B904CEB9-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/legentilretreat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/EB0B5CF4-65E7-4E46-A16B-0E90B904CEB9-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/legentilretreat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/EB0B5CF4-65E7-4E46-A16B-0E90B904CEB9-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/legentilretreat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/EB0B5CF4-65E7-4E46-A16B-0E90B904CEB9-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"3b30a47\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Fresh vegetables at market\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"French market produce stall\" 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1152w, https:\/\/legentilretreat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/35C482BC-B109-4ED1-B38F-C4538ACE6D18-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/legentilretreat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/35C482BC-B109-4ED1-B38F-C4538ACE6D18-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f76711 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f76711\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Local weekly market days:<\/span><\/p><p><strong><u>Monday\/Lundi<\/u><\/strong><\/p><p><strong>CHALAIS 16210 <\/strong>Local flea and farmer&#8217;s market;<\/p><p>plants, \u00a0fruit, vegetables, cheeses, general, sea-foods etc.<\/p><p><strong><u>Tuesday\/Mardi<\/u><\/strong><\/p><p><strong>BARBEZIEUX 16300\u00a0<\/strong>vegetables, meat, fish, clothes, shoes etc.<\/p><p><strong><u>Wednesday\/Mercredi<\/u><\/strong><\/p><p><strong>MONTGUYON \u00a017270\u00a0<\/strong>fruit, vegetables, cheeses, general, sea-foods etc.<\/p><p><strong><u>Thursday\/Jeudi<\/u><\/strong><\/p><p><strong>MONTENDRE 17130 <\/strong>general market including livestock and plants &amp; trees<\/p><p><strong><u>Friday\/Vendredi<\/u><\/strong><\/p><p><strong>RIBERAC 24600\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0large and popular general market and lovely town to browse<\/p><p><strong>BARBEZIEUX 16300 <\/strong>see above<\/p><p><strong><u>Saturday\/Samedi<\/u><\/strong><\/p><p><strong>MONTGUYON 17270\u00a0<\/strong>see above<\/p><p><strong>BROSSAC 16480 <\/strong>very small local market<\/p><p><strong><u>Sunday\/Dimanche<\/u><\/strong><\/p><p><strong>AUBETERRE SUR DRONNE 16390 \u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p>small market in pretty village square with caf\u00e9s and shops usually open on Sunday in high season<\/p><p><strong><i>Look out for night markets (les march\u00e9s nocturnes) held\u00a0on occasion in the area in the summer months.<\/i><\/strong><\/p><p>Read our article <a href=\"https:\/\/legentilretreat.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/21\/the-enduring-appeal-of-french-markets\/\">&#8220;The enduring appeal of French Markets&#8221;<\/a> for further insight.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-bb2711d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bb2711d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-55fbae3\" data-id=\"55fbae3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5893758 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5893758\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b> Brocantes<\/b><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8670de gallery-spacing-custom elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"b8670de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-1174 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"b8670de\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Traditional French dancing\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Traditional French costume at Parcoul village festival\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDA3NywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2xlZ2VudGlscmV0cmVhdC5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjZcLzA0XC9JTUdfNzEwMi1zY2FsZWQuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiYjg2NzBkZSJ9\" href='https:\/\/legentilretreat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_7102-scaled.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/legentilretreat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_7102-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Traditional French costume at Parcoul village festival\" srcset=\"https:\/\/legentilretreat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_7102-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/legentilretreat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_7102-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/legentilretreat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_7102-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/legentilretreat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_7102-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/legentilretreat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_7102-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"b8670de\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Brocante stall Verteillac\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Verteillac brocante stall set in the old town centre\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDA4MCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2xlZ2VudGlscmV0cmVhdC5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjZcLzA0XC9JTUdfMjY2NS1zY2FsZWQuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiYjg2NzBkZSJ9\" href='https:\/\/legentilretreat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_2665-scaled.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/legentilretreat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_2665-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Verteillac brocante stall with linens\" srcset=\"https:\/\/legentilretreat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_2665-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/legentilretreat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_2665-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/legentilretreat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_2665-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/legentilretreat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_2665-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/legentilretreat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_2665-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"b8670de\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"French Brocante stall\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Brocante stall in SW France, with old signs and wire egg baskets\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDA3OCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2xlZ2VudGlscmV0cmVhdC5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjZcLzA0XC9JTUdfNjE5Ny1zY2FsZWQuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiYjg2NzBkZSJ9\" href='https:\/\/legentilretreat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_6197-scaled.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/legentilretreat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_6197-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Brocante stall in SW France with wire egg baskets and signs\" srcset=\"https:\/\/legentilretreat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_6197-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/legentilretreat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_6197-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/legentilretreat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_6197-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/legentilretreat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_6197-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/legentilretreat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_6197-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"b8670de\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Curiosities\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"French 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data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Brocantes and vide greniers are always worth a visit to pick up those bargains and treasures!\u00a0<\/p><p>Larger brocantes are held from time to time in Verteillac and Riberac, Cognac, Angoul\u00eame and Aubeterre, and further afield in Bordeaux and Brant\u00f4me.<\/p><p>Local smaller vide grenier and brocantes are frequent during the summer and autumn. They are often advertised locally and on apps such as Brocabrac.\u00a0<\/p><p>Sometimes in the summer they are held as part of a village f\u00eate or festival, and accompanied by entertainment. You may be lucky enough to see traditional Charentais dancing, vintage cars, and of course in our rural location there are displays \u00a0vintage tractors and farming equipment.<\/p><p>The French generally love making a day of such events, and you will often find tables set for lunch with bread, cheese and a bottle of wine.\u00a0<\/p><p>For the best brocante bargains though, get there early!\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99ec103 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"99ec103\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bcc11de elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bcc11de\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c33a7c5\" data-id=\"c33a7c5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Markets and Brocantes in South Charente Traditional French Markets Local weekly market days: Monday\/Lundi CHALAIS 16210 Local flea and farmer&#8217;s market; plants, \u00a0fruit, vegetables, cheeses, general, sea-foods etc. Tuesday\/Mardi BARBEZIEUX 16300\u00a0vegetables, meat, fish, clothes, shoes etc. Wednesday\/Mercredi MONTGUYON \u00a017270\u00a0fruit, vegetables, cheeses, general, sea-foods etc. Thursday\/Jeudi MONTENDRE 17130 general market including livestock and plants &amp; trees &#8230; <a title=\"Markets and Brocantes in South Charente\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/legentilretreat.com\/index.php\/french-markets-and-brocantes\/\" aria-label=\"More on Markets and Brocantes in South Charente\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1174","page","type-page","status-publish"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Markets and Brocantes in South Charente- Le Gentil Retreat<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Brocantes and vide greniers in South Charente are always worth a visit to pick up those bargains and treasures! 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