Dordogne Local Markets

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Local markets, night markets, vide grenier, brocante

You will want to visit one or two local markets during your stay in the Dordogne.
An integral part of local life; they are an interesting showcase of local produce, local crafts, worn-out household goods, hardware, bedding, clothing and agricultural machinery.

The market is a good place to buy fresh local produce; most towns are at their best, most colourful and busiest on market days. The longest queue has the best produce on the day. Bio (biologique or organic) produce is very popular.

Most markets, especially the main tourist towns, are significantly larger and more hectic during the summer months.

Here are some of the market days for most of the Dordogne region towns.
I've put them in distance order (Km) from Couze.
Be aware that the Couze market on Sunday morning may be little more than a couple of produce vendors.
The Sunday market at Issegeac is a lively affair.

During the summer many towns also have night markets (marche nocturne) where you can eat, drink and listen to music in a communal atmosphere. Check with your local tourist office, your windscreen for local events whenever you park or anywhere that Bill Posters has been active. You will be overwhelmed with things to do within 20Km of Couze!

The vide grenier (empty your attic) is a community market where the locals sell/buy unwanted household tat.
The brocante is a commercial second hand or "flea market". Both sell anything from a button to a brass band.
Check a windscreen near you!

Local market days

Monday	Km	Tuesday	Km	Wednesday	Km	Thursday	Km	Friday	Km	Saturday	Km	Sunday	Km
Sainte Alvère	22	Beaumont	9	Cadouin	17	Lalinde	4	Faux	8	Lalinde	4	Couze (a.m.)	-
Prigonrieux	27	Trémolat	16	Bergerac	20	Mouleydier	10	Bergerac	20	Beaumont	9	Pontours	7
Villamblard	36	Bergerac (organic)	20	Belvès (Local produce, Summer 1600)	30	Monpazier	24	Le Buisson-de-Cadouin	21	Bergerac	20	Creysse	13
Les Eyzies (seasonal)	39	Prigonrieux	27	Siorac en Périgord	28	La Force	29	Vergt	32	Le Bugue	29	Pressignac Vicq	13
Le Fleix	40	Le Bugue	29	Gardonne	32	Meyrals	40	Sigoulès	34	Belvès	30	Issigeac	17
Beynac-et-Cazenac	44	Neuvic	50	Biron	33	Eymet	43	La Roque Gageac	49	Mussidan	45	Bergerac	20
Tocane St Apre	70	Cénac et Saint Julien	53	Razac sur l'Isle	52	Domme	54	Trélissac	64	Villefranche du Perigord	45	Limeuil	22
		Coulounieix Chamiers	56	Velines	52	St Astier	54	Ribérac	70	Neuvic	50	Prigonrieux	27
		Villefranche de Lonchat	58	Sarlat	56	St Julien de Lampon	70	Cubjac	78	Razac sur l'Isle	52	Gardonne	32
		Thenon	63	Montpon Ménesterol	57	Excideuil	92	Brantôme (all day)	85	St Léon sur l'Isle	53	St Cyprien	36
		Salignac-Eyvigues	71	Périgueux	58	Terrasson	104	Le Lardin St Lazare	98	Coulounieix Chamiers	56	Eymet (July, Aug)	43
		Ribérac	72	Montignac	63	St Pardoux la Riviére	104	St Saud Lacoussière	121	Sarlat	56	Rouffignac	48
		Savignac les Eglises	78	Agonac	73	La Coquille	110			Périgueux	58	St Front de Pradoux	48
		Lisle	79	Hautefort	85					Montignac	63	Daglan	51
		Brantôme (Jul Aug)	85	La Tour Blanche	93					Tocane St Apre	70	Marquay	51
		Thiviers (organic)	94	Jumilhac le Grand	113					Agonac	73	St Astier	54
		Lanouaille, 2/4 day of month	104	Piégut Pluviers	119					Mensignac	75	Léguillac de l'Auche	60
		Mareuil	105							St Aulaye	75	St Geniès	62
										La Roche Chalais	80	Champcevinel	62
										Verteillac	84	Bassillac	65
										Thiviers	94	Sorges	80
										Nontron	106	La Roche-Chalais	80
												Brantôme	85
												Tourtoirac	91
												St Jean de Côle	102
												St Pardoux la Rivière	104
												Angoisse	108
												Jumilhac le Grand	113
												Augignac	115

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Night markets (marche nocturne)

Some of these dates are from 2003. Usually a summertime activity, say June to August

Check your windscreen after parking at a local market. Events advertised by Bill Posters!

Monday	Tuesday	Wed	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Cadouin (Late June - Sept)	Eymet (Late June - Sep )	Belves (Summertime)	Paunat (Fortnightly July - August)	Le Buisson-de-Cadouin (July - August)	Creysse (July - August)	Monbazillac (July -August)
Couze (Fortnightly, Late June - Sept)	Ste-Alvère (Mid July , Mid August)	Capdrot (June -Sept)	Port de Couze (near SNCF, Mid July)	St Avit-Sénieur (July - August)	Villambard (Fortnightly July - August)
		Bergerac Gourmet (Marché couvert, July - August, 18:30)	Issigeac (July - August)	St Georges-de-Montclard (July - August)

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