Every Monday morning – Louhans Distance 20 km Market

Louhans, a town in the Bresse region of France, is known for its traditional market, considered one of the oldest and largest weekly markets in the region. The Louhans market takes place every Monday and has a long history dating back to the Middle Ages. Here is some information about the market in Louhans:

Louhans, the idyllic 6000-inhabitant town with its Grande-Rue and the 157 arcades. You will love Louhans every day. With around 100 shops from 18 different sectors and around 40 restaurants, there is always something going on.
Strolling under the beautiful arcades and admiring the shop windows puts you in a good mood.
I recommend you to enjoy the Grande-Rue once in one evening and then let yourself be pampered in one of the restaurants.

The market in Louhans is famous. This Market is one of the largest and most popular of its kind in France, and have been held since 1269. The rich offer is immeasurable, every Monday morning you will find a colorful cross-section of the culinary products of Burgundy: Apples, pears, honey, grapes, all kinds of tomatoes, local cheese, ham, organic meat, and offal from Charolais beef, air-dried sausages.
From the water, they get fish, mussels, crabs, plus regional wines and cassis liqueur – but also knives, household goods, embroidery, clothes and bags.
You absolutely have to leave the main street, the Grande-Rue with its 157 arcades, and visit the “Marché à la Volaille” poultry market.
It’s a bit apart between the railway line and the roundabout by the water.
The presentation of live animals is exceptional here: geese, pigeons, ducks, birds, young chicks, and the uncrowned queen of French poultry and at the same time the “chicken of kings”,
the famous, ever-present Bresse chicken.
Also other animals like pigs, guinea pigs, rabbits etc. are available in all sizes and colors.

A quick look at the famous Bresse chicken:
It tastes particularly good – and its look is special – like the colors of the French national flag: blue for the feet, white for the feathers, red for the crest.
Do not buy a Bresse chicken without the blue, white, and red AOC seal of approval, because the chicken of kings enjoys a special status with precisely defined rearing rules.
Gourmets travel a long way to get hold of an original Bresse chicken for their home kitchen.

But back to the market:
My tip: It’s better to come a little earlier – around 11 a.m. the market slowly loses its appeal.
Every Monday the entire city is paralyzed for a morning, and every street in the old town sells what it’s worth.
It is better to travel without a car – let yourself be chauffeured.

Take your time, enjoy a coffee and watch the hustle and bustle of the market.
Around noon, the smell of roasted Bresse chickens also wafts across the square.
They come straight from the producer to the grill, crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside.

French city website: www.louhans-chateaurenaud.fr
Information about the region and France as a travel destination: www.france.fr