Halls

The Place Lemercier has always existed. Fairs and markets punctuated the life of Touques from the 12th century.
The current covered market reminds us that there were beautiful medieval covered markets built in the 15th century. For five centuries, they were the site of the weekly Saturday market - which was considered to be very important with poultry, vegetables and other goods - and three annual fairs. These halls belonged to the Bishops of Lisieux who taxed their occupation until the Revolution. They were parallel to the main street and consisted of two naves separated by eleven bays, crossing the entire square almost edge to edge.
In 1854, considering their advanced state of dilapidation, the Prefect ordered their destruction. The municipality of the time was opposed to it and a fight of several decades was engaged. Nothing will be done, they are destroyed in 1910. It was not until 1996 that Touques found its covered market, which was enlarged in 2017.