On June 27, 2024, the verdict fell to elect the most beautiful market in France during the national competition which rewards the most beautiful exhibition places in France. The winner of the 2024 edition of the competition has become local pride, having already been ranked in 2019 and 2022.
If the summer season is conducive to long sessions of tanning and swimming at the beach, it is also the ideal opportunity to stroll through the aisles of a market. A perfect place to stroll and even sometimes find gems, whether in terms of decorative objects, clothing or quite simply to taste the culinary specialties of certain regions.
Indeed, what could be better than tasting dishes carefully prepared by local and passionate producers.
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When markets are a source of local pride
Some markets in France have become famous among tourists and locals alike, both for the quality of the products found there and for their aesthetic appeal.
So much so that, every year, a special competition is held to choose the most beautiful markets in France. In 2024, it is the Poitou-Charentes region which will be in the spotlight in the competition thanks to one of its gems which had already obtained sixth and ninth place in the competition in 2019 and 2022.
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What is the most beautiful market in France in 2024?
This year, the market stood out among the more than 8 million voters in the national competition, which gives pride of place to these sometimes atypical exhibition venues. It’s about Niort marketa local pride where exhibitors and consumers meet from Tuesday to Sunday.
Located on Place des Halles, the Niort market can accommodate 60 traders inside and just as many on its outdoor square.
The winners of the most beautiful French markets
The Niort Halles thus succeed the previous winners, including the markets of Sanary-sur-Mer (Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur), Montbrison (Rhône-Alpes), Dieppe (Upper Normandy), Étaples-sur-Mer (Nord-Pas-de-Calais), Narbonne (Languedoc-Roussillon) and La Réole (Aquitaine).
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Here is the list of the 24 most beautiful markets in France in 2024, as reported by the Full life :
- Niort Market – Poitou-Charentes
- Audruicq Market – Nord-Pas-de-Calais
- Louhans Market – Burgundy
- Sedan covered market – Champagne-Ardenne
- Ceret Market – Languedoc-Roussillon
- Dinan market – Brittany
- Villeneuve-sur-Lot Market – Aquitaine
- Revel Market – Midi-Pyrenees
- Argenton-sur-Creuse Market – Center
- Thiéfosse Market – Lorraine
- Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule market – Auvergne
- Morestel Market – Rhône-Alpes
- Hyères city center market – Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
- Saint-Marc Market in Rouen – Upper Normandy
- Thann market – Alsace
- Basse-Indre Market – Pays-de-la-Loire
- Meaux Hall Market – Île-de-France
- Saint-Leu Market in Amiens – Picardy
- Thise Market – Franche-Comté
- Etang-Salé Market – Reunion Island
- Hauteville Market – Lower Normandy
- La Souterraine Market – Limousin
- Bastia market – Corsica
- Diamond Market (Martinique) – Antilles-Guyana
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