The National Council of the Arts of Cooking selected these markets among hundred others in all France for the quality of their products and their environment.
• Exceptional market of l'Isle sur la Sorgue every Thursday and Sunday morning.
• Floating market of l'Isle sur la Sorgue, 1st Sunday of August
• Carpentras, every Friday morning
• Apt, Saturday morning
• Coustellet : Sunday morning from the end of March to the end of December.
• Velleron, starting early April: every evening starting at 6pm except Sunday and holidays. From the end of September: open Tuesday, Friday and Saturday starting at 4:30pm
They favour direct contact between the farmer and the consumer.
The Carrés des Producteurs markets
• Avignon, Carré des Producteurs is on the Allées de l'Oulle, every Monday from April 4 to September 26, from 5pm to 7pm and between July 6 and August 29 from 8pm to 10pm.
• Montfavet, Carré des Producteurs, Place de l'Eglise, from March 25 to September 30 from 4:30pm to 7pm
• Althen-des-Paluds, Carré des Producteurs every Monday from April 1 to September 30 from 6pm to 10pm
The evening farmers' markets:
• Vedène, every Thursday evenings, from March 31 to September 29.
• Morières-les-Avignon, every Friday evenings, from 6pm to 8pm, from April 1st to September 23th.
• Isle sur la Sorgue, every monday from May to September, from 5:30pm to 7:30pm
• Velleron, every day from April to September starting at 6pm (except Sunday and holidays), then Tuesday, Friday and Saturday at 4:30pm the rest of the year
• Le Thor, every Thursday from April 7 to October 20, from 5:30 to 7:30pm
• Châteauneuf de Gadagne, every Tuesday from April 5 to August 31 from 6pm to 8pm and from Sept. 6 to Oct. 12, from 5pm to 7pm
• Cavaillon, Thursday evenings from April to mid-October from 5pm to 7pm
• Mazan, every Saturday morning from April 5 to September 15, 2016
• Pernes les Fontaines, every Wednesday evening from 6pm to 8pm, from March 23 to August 31 and from 5:30 to 7:30pm from September 6 to October 12, 2016.
• Vaison la Romaine, evening farmer's market every thursday evenings from 4:30pm to 7:00pm, from June 16 to September 15, 2016
At these markets you will find farmers who sell only the produce that they have grown and gathered.
These are not wholesale markets. Here you will find all sorts of farm products: vegetables, fruit, cheeses, poultry, wines, honey, fruit juice, flowers...
• Apt : every Tuesday from 9am to 12 noon
• Cadenet : Saturday morning from May to mid-November
• La Tour d'Aigues : small farmers market every Tuesday morning from May to October
• Pertuis : year-round, Wednesday (except January and February) and Saturday mornings.
• Saint Martin de la Brasque : Sunday morning from early May to the end of October
• Market of Maubec : Wednesdays from May to mid-September starting at 5pm.
• Farmers market of Saignon : Thursday morning from mid-April to All Saints.
• Apt, Saturday morning
• Carpentras, Friday morning
• Richerenches, Saturday morning
• Valréas, Wednesday morning
• Vaison la Romaine, Tuesday morning
• Chamaret, Monday morning
• Grignan, Tuesday morning
• St Paul Trois Châteaux, Tuesday morning
• Nyons, Thursday morning
• Suze la Rousse, Friday morning
MONDAY
Haut Vaucluse
• Bedarrides, Piolenc, Bollene
Comtat Venaissin and Mont Ventoux
• Bedoin, St Didier
Luberon
• Cavaillon, Lauris, Cadenet
Bouches du Rhône
• Market in Boulbon, Fontvieille, Luynes, St Etienne du Grès
Gard
• Market in Alès, Nîmes (no food)
TUESDAY
Avignon & surrounding areas
• Avignon Les Halles - Place Pie, La Trillade, Monclar, Place Rameau, Jonquières, Montfavet, Vedene.
Haut Vaucluse
• Beaumes de Venise, Caderousse, Mondragon, Vaison la Romaine : the biggest Provencal market in the Provence des Papes, Tuesday morning, all the year.
Comtat Venaissin and Mont Ventoux
• Caromb, Mormoiron, Villars.
Luberon
• Apt, Coustellet, Cucuron, Gordes, La Tour d'Aigues, Lacoste, Lapalud, St Saturnin les Apt
WEDNESDAY
Avignon & surrounding areas
• Avignon Les Halles - Place Pie, Chateauneuf de Gadagne, Morieres les Avignon, Jonquieres, Entraigues, Monteux.
Haut Vaucluse
• Puymeras (July-August), Serignan du Comtat, Valréas, Violes, Camaret sur Aigues.
Comtat Venaissin and Mont Ventoux
• Malemort du Comtat, Villes sur Auzon, Malaucene, Sault
Luberon
• Market in Bonnieux (small market), Gargas (2 stalls: fruits and cheeses), Mérindol evening market from 6/30 to 10pm in July and August, Rustrel (Avril to October, 8am to 1pm right in the centre of the village), Viens, Cheval Blanc Place Albert Poncet
Pays des Sorgues
• Entraigues sur Sorgues, Le Thor, Velleron
Bouches-du-Rhône
• Market in Aix en Provence, Arles, Gardane, Saint-Rémy de Provence, Salon de Provence
Gard
• Market in Aramon, Bagnols-sur-Cèze, Collias, Nîmes, Uzès
THURSDAY
Avignon & surrounding areas
• Avignon Les Halles - Place Pie, St-Jean, Caumont sur Durance, le Pontet, Villeneuve les Avignon
Haut Vaucluse
• Orange
Comtat Venaissin and Mont Ventoux
• Vacqueyras, St Christol d'Albion, Villars
Luberon
• Market in les Beaumettes, La Motte d'Aigues evening, Ménerbes evening, Robion, Roussillon, Saignon morning, organic and natural market from Easter to November 1.
Pays des Sorgues
• Market in L'Isle sur la Sorgue
Bouches du Rhône
• Market in Aix en Provence, Aubagne, Maillane, Miramas, Noves, Senas
Drôme
• Market in Nyons
Gard
• Market in Beaucaire, Le Grau du Roi, Pujaut
FRIDAY
Avignon & surrounding areas
• Avignon Les Halles - Place Pie, Monclar, Pont des Deux Eaux.
Haut Vaucluse
• Market in Courthézon, Châteauneuf du Pape, Visan,,Camaret-sur-Aigues Friday afternoon farmers market.
Comtat Venaissin and Mont Ventoux
• Market in Carpentras, Mallemort
Luberon
• Market in Bonnieux, Cucuron evening markets July and August, Lagnes, Lourmarin, Pertuis (Provençal market)
Bouches-du-Rhône
• Market in Aix en Provence, Eyragues, Eygalières, Graveson, Marseille 5 Castellane, St Andiol, Ste Maries de la Mer, Tarascon (organic products), Vitrolles
Gard
• Market in Barjac, Nîmes, Remoulins
Drôme
• Market in Pierrelatte, Suze la Rousse
SATURDAY
Avignon & surrounding areas
• Avignon Les Halles, Place Pie, Market fair Avenue du 7eme Genie, Flower market Place des Carmes, Les Angles, Flea market in Montfavet, Villeneuve les Avignon
Haut Vaucluse
• Market in Aubignan, Le Barroux, Mirabeau et Mornas : from 5:30 to 8pm, Richerenches: Truffle market every Saturday from November to March, Vaison la Romaine, Valréas
Comtat Venaissin and Mont Ventoux
• Market in Bollène, Grillon, Malemort du Comtat, Monteux, Pernes les Fontaines, Sainte Cécile les Vignes
Luberon
• Market in Apt, Cadenet, Oppède, Petit Palais, Pertuis, Villelaure.
Pays des Sorgues
• Market in Le Thor
Bouches-du-Rhône
• Market in Aix en Provence, Arles, Aubagne, Cabannes, Miramas, St Remy de Provence
Gard
• Market in Nîmes, Pont St Esprit, Uzes, Le Vigan
Alpes de Haute Provence
• Market in Digne les Bains, Manosque et Sisteron
SUNDAY
Avignon & surrounding areas
• Avignon Les Halles - Place Pie, Flea market Place des Carmes, Clothing market between the Porte St-Michel and Cours Kennedy, Sorgues, Jonquieres, Saint Saturnin les Avignon.
Comtat Venaissin and Mont Ventoux
• Market in Camaret sur Aigues, Monteux, Sarrians, St Christol d’Albion, St Martin de Brasque
Luberon
• Market in Ansouis, Coustellet, Mormoiron Sunday morning.
Pays des Sorgues
• Market in l'Isle sur la Sorgue
Bouche du Rhône
• Market in Aix en Provence, Aubagne, Chateaurenard, Gardane, La Ciotat, Salon de Provence, Vitrolles
Gard
• Market in Aigues Mortes, Beaucaire, Nîmes (flea market), Rochefort du Gard
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