Fête du Sel
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Edition 2025 — Fête du Sel
Fête du Sel 2025 at the Guittière salt storehouse in Talmont-Saint-Hilaire. Guided tours of the salt marshes by salt workers, market of local producers and artisans, storytellers, traditional games, catering, and musical entertainment. Tours at 5 euros, free for under 12s.
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Fête du Sel 2025 - La Guittière, Talmont-Saint-Hilaire
On Sunday, August 24, 2025, the village of La Guittière hosted the Fête du Sel around the Salorge, from 11 am to 11 pm. Organized by La Ruche d'Idées in partnership with local salt workers, this day offered a complete immersion into the world of Vendée salt marshes.
Guided tours of the marshes took place throughout the day, led by a salt worker from La Guittière who took visitors into the evaporation basins to explain the harvesting of grey salt and fleur de sel. Six departures were offered (11 am, 2 pm, 3 pm, 4 pm, 5 pm, and 5:45 pm), each allowing visitors to discover the ancestral gestures of Vendée salt production in the magnificent setting of the marshes at the end of summer.
The artisan and local producer market brought together potters, jewelers, artisanal jam makers, cheesemakers, beekeepers, and oyster farmers around the salorge. Fleur de sel and flavored salts from La Guittière were highly appreciated by visitors. Storytellers enlivened the day with tales of the marsh and Vendée legends for young and old. The evening continued with folk music entertainment in a festive and friendly atmosphere.
Programme
Sunday, August 24, 2025
- 11:00 am: Opening of the local producer and artisan market
- 11:00 am: First guided tour of the salt marshes by a salt worker (5 euros, free under 12s)
- All day: Artisan and local produce market around the salorge
- All day: Sale of grey salt and fleur de sel from La Guittière
- All day: Traditional games, game of boules
- All day: On-site catering: galettes, crêpes, oysters, fries, drinks
- 12:00 pm: Storytellers: marsh tales for children and adults
- 2:00 pm: Guided tour of the salt marshes
- 3:00 pm: Guided tour of the salt marshes
- 4:00 pm: Guided tour of the salt marshes
- 5:00 pm: Guided tour of the salt marshes
- 5:45 pm: Last guided tour of the salt marshes
- 8:00 pm: Folk music entertainment and popular dance
- 11:00 pm: End of the festival
Highlights
- Guided tours of the salt marshes by the salt workers of La Guittière (6 departures during the day)
- Discovery of the harvesting of Vendée fleur de sel
- Artisan and local producer market around the salorge
- Direct sale of grey salt and fleur de sel from La Guittière
- Storytellers for young and old: marsh legends and tales
- Traditional games and game of boules
- Folk music entertainment in the evening
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Where does it take place — Fête du Sel
Salorge de la Guittière
Village de La Guittière, Rue des Salines, 85440 Talmont-Saint-Hilaire