FAIRS AND MARKETS

            Bresse is well-known for its numerous fairs and markets held all year round. The largest market is held every Monday morning in Louhans-Châteaurenaud, filling the town centre with market-goers and merchants. 
            The Grande Rue with its arcades is closed off to traffic during the market, and houses a clothing market. The squares around the church are filled with colors and sound, and it's fun to simply stroll through the stalls in the food market, full of tantalizing aromas. 
           Finally, the poultry market on the Champ de Foire attracts onlookers and merchants with its typical atmosphere. Poultry is prominently displayed here, of course featuring la Volaille de Bresse (Bresse Poultry), but you will also find geese, ducks, rabbits and goats depending on the season.
            This year has also seen the arrival of a new organic market in the Salle de la Grenette.

            Don't leave the market without tasting the special market dish, la Tête de Veau (head of veal) and the Corniottes, a speciality of Louhans.

Download the Historique du Marché (market history in french) and the Plan du Marché de Louhans (market map)

 MARKETS

Monday
Louhans
Pierre de Bresse
Tuesday
 Cuisery
Lessard en Bresse
Wednesday
Simandre
Thursday
Saint Germain du Plain
Varennes Saint Sauveur
Friday
Cuiseaux
Mervans
Romenay
Saturday
Châteaurenaud (food market)
Saint Germain du Bois

              Other interesting events include the Balme Fair, for horse and cattle sales in Bouhans (last weekend in August), the Saint Simon Fair, a Bresse walnut and chestnut fair in Cuiseaux (last Saturday in October) and the Burgundy potters'market in Pierre de Bresse.

 Find all of the markets in Saône et Loire on the Website 
http://www.marches-de-saone-et-loire.com

             On Easter Monday and Pentecost Monday, the Louhans market is organized as follows : Food Market and Poultry Market in the morning only, Clothing Market all day.