This Monday, November 11, 2024, Givet comes alive and is preparing to welcome nearly 25,000 visitors for the most anticipated event of the year: the Onion Fair.
For this 407e edition, the peddlers reinvest rue Oger, located in Petit Givet which, since the Covid years, had been abandoned.
“In 1877, onions were sold at 0.15 francs per kilo”
This year, the weather is expected to be less clement than in previous years, but there is no chance that the vagaries of the heavens will mar the festivities. Especially since the manager has sworn that onion producers will sign their return. Because to go over the history a little, “ before, there was 500 head of cattle and a lot of onion stands. Then, the fair evolved, and there were fewer and fewer producers, recalled last week the mayor, Robert Itucci. Before it was a flagship product that was sold very inexpensively. In 1877, onions were sold at 0.15 francs per kilo. Now consumption habits have greatly evolved. »
As a reminder, access to the perimeter of the Fair is prohibited for vehicles.
