Markets Astarac

If it dominates the Midour valley, the small village of Aignan is also at the top of the list for gourmet events. With its many farms, organic produce, merchants and proximity to the Saint-Mont hillsides, the village has everything that's good about the area. On Monday mornings, you can discover all the regional specialities in the village square. Cheeses, pastries, fruit and vegetables, preserves, foie gras, meats, wines and armagnac: this fine showcase of the Gers region's bon-vivre and gastronomic savoir-faire is a must.

This store offers direct sales of high quality farm products in a space where you can do your shopping as if you were going directly to the farm. On the stalls, fruits and vegetables from the field, meat and poultry, cheese and wine. With its organic or sustainable products, the site reinvents the market. The canned goods are rigorously selected and we will explain to you how each speciality is made. The fish preserves come from a small Basque company: tuna, sardines and chipirons are to die for.

Relaunched a few years ago under the old market hall, the Bassoues market delights regulars and visitors alike, all fans of local produce. There's only one rule here: no resellers, with the exception of the fishmonger. Sundays are a key rendezvous for the region's producers and craftsmen. Pastry chefs, bakers, free-range poultry breeders, fresh pasta makers, market gardeners and nurserymen are also present, and in summer, grinders, ceramists and jewelry designers join the gathering.

On Wednesday mornings, on the Place de l'Hôtel-de-Ville, the atmosphere is one of bargaining and good food bargains. A must for local producers, this market is a beautiful showcase of local produce where fruits, vegetables, pastries, cheeses and cold cuts quickly fill the basket. Resellers are also present, as well as various hawkers offering clothes and fashion accessories. In summer, musical animations animate the market, which moves to the edge of the lake during the festival Jazz in Marciac.

Every Friday morning, the traditional market takes place in and around the Riscle market hall, featuring local producers. Don't look for an old market hall in the central square, as in many Gers villages. Here, it's a 1950s building at the entrance to the town. You'll find a wide range of specialities from South-Western farms, fruit and vegetables, as well as a fishmonger and even a delicatessen. Small in size, but big in quality, this gourmet rendezvous sets the pace for life in the town.