Thanks to the various markets throughout the Vendée, local products are available all year round. Around Pays de Saint Jean de Monts, you will find general food markets, large scale markets, evening markets, markets for local produce, summer markets and markets which run all year round. Each market has its own particular features.

The Vendée markets: a real holiday experience

The markets offer a real holiday experience.

  • Fill your picnic baskets with good local produce from both the land and the sea
  • Try out some of the local specialities which may be unfamiliar
  • Chat with the friendly local producers who are passionate about their products
  • At the evening artisan markets simply stroll amongst the stalls, enjoy the music and find a souvenir to take back home with you.

The markets of Pays de Saint Jean de Monts, each one having its own features and entertainment, are a real Aladdin’s cave of products and include items “made in Vendee”.

Saint Jean de Monts holds its main market each Wednesday and Saturday morning throughout the year. Around the covered market hall and the stalls in the Place Jean Yole, you will find a wide variety of food, clothes and accessory shops to complete your shopping experience. Take a seat in one of the cafés and bars around the square, for breakfast or an aperitif, in the warm and friendly market atmosphere.

Annual markets in Saint Jean de Monts

  • Main market:
    • Open every morning from 05 April to 28 September and from 18 October to 02 November, from 8am to 1pm.
    • The rest of the year, open every Wednesday and Saturday morning from 8am to 1pm.
    • Located under the covered market, place Jean Yole.
  • The non-food market:
    • Open all year round on Wednesday and Saturday mornings from 8am to 1pm.
    • Located on Place Jean Yole.

Summer markets in Saint Jean de Monts

  • The covered market:
    • Open every day from 28 June to 31 September, from 9am to 1pm.
    • Located at the junction of rue Auguste Lepère and avenue des Demoiselles.
  • The market ‘des Demoiselles’:
    • Open Monday and Thursday mornings from 03 July to 28 August, from 8am to 1pm.
    • Located on avenue de la Plage.

For those who truly enjoy local produce, come to the Local Farmers markets in Notre Dame de Monts, La Barre de Monts Fromentine and Le Perrier.  Why not eat lunch on the move with food from the different street-food trucks and dance along to the music?

Markets in Notre Dame de Monts

  • Annual market:
    • Open every Sunday morning from 15 September to 31 May, 8am to 1pm.
    • Open every Thursday morning from 1 July to 31 August, from 8am to 1pm.
    • Located on the Place de l’Église.
  • Summer market:
    • Open every Sunday morning from 1ᵉʳ June to 15 September, from 8am to 1pm.
    • Located on the Place du marché.
  • Local farmers market:
    • Open every Tuesday morning from 1 July to 31 August, from 8am to 1pm.
    • Located on the Place de la Mairie.

If you’re looking for some souvenirs to take back home, come along to Notre Dame de Monts or Saint Jean de Monts. The evening markets take place in the main entertainment areas of both towns. Ice-cream, chichis, sweets and treats and clothes are also available.

Evening markets

  • Saint Jean de Monts: Every day from 1 July to 31 August, 8pm to midnight.
  • Notre Dame de Monts: Every Tuesday from 1 July to 31 August, from 7pm to 11pm.

Local products and Vendée specialities that can be found at Vendée markets

There is no use in fighting it – you will be unable to resist the range of produce offered by the local producers and artisans.

Find the hours and days for the markets in Pays de Saint Jean de Monts.


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