Marché de Granville (Saturday Market)
Every Saturday morning the lower town around Place du Parvis and the streets fanning out from the port fill with one of the Manche département's liveliest weekly markets. Producers drive in from the bocage countryside and the oyster beds of Chausey to lay out their stalls by 8 a.m.
What to Buy
The seafood stalls are the headline act: live Chausey oysters sold by the dozen, spider crabs, whelks still steaming in their shells, and fat fillets of locally landed sole. Prices are noticeably lower than in Paris — a dozen oysters typically costs €4–6.
Inland producers bring salted Normandy butter in thick slabs, aged Camembert and Livarot wheels, unpasteurised ciders from small farms, and honey from hives kept on the cliffs. Arrive before 10 a.m. for the best selection.
Atmosphere and Practicalities
The market has a genuine working-town energy rather than a tourist-curated feel. Fishermen's wives haggle alongside Parisian second-home owners and local retirees doing their weekly shop — it's a sociological snapshot as much as a food event.
A ring of food trucks and a permanent crêpe stand at the edge of the market make it easy to eat as you browse. The whole thing winds down by 1 p.m., so plan your morning around it.
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