The Paris Flea Markets

L'Usine 1. villa des Rosiers
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his market is not open to the general public, and the forty or so traders who have set up their businesses in this former printing works in Saint-Ouen make no bones about it.

There are huge signs up all around to dissuade all those who might wish to strike a bargain by buying a piece of furniture at "market price". This is no place for messing around. The antiques trade has its own strict rules, and to make sure everything goes smoothly, there is no question of changing matters.

	Besides, l'Usine is closed all day Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays, but is open every other day in order to take almost daily delivery of new consignments. Watching these deliveries is entertainment in itself, though it is a little much at times for local residents who complain about the traffic jams caused by the comings and goings of lorries, arriving from all over France and heading off to the capitals, ports and airports of Europe. L'Usine is a veritable hub for exports.