La halle de Grenade (XIV°)
 The covered market of Grenade is a listed monument. It has been used for centuries, each week for the market and all year long for fairs, shows and festivals.
It is located in the heart of the city and its size is remarkable: 1800 m2. It is the oldest covered market of France. The wood used for this building comes from the Pyrenees and was cut at the end of the XIIIth century.
The framework is monumental and it contains two storeys with rooms that used to be the town hall up to the Revolution. Dry measures used for selling cereals were also stored in these rooms. The belfry was added on the top of the roof in the XVIIth century.
The covered market was built by the founders of Grenade: the Cistercian abbey of Grandselve and Eustache de Beaumarchais who represented the King of France. Their purpose was to develop commerce and to levy taxes on all exchanges.
The traditional market takes place on Saturday morning.
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