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Martigny-sur-l'Ante
Martigny-sur-l'Ante () is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area .... Geography The commune is part of the area known as Suisse Normande. The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, ''La Croix'', ''Les Prés'', ''La Champinière'', ''La Corbetière'', ''La Gare'', ''Quinquefougère'' and ''Martigny-sur-l'Ante''. The source of the river Ante, a tributary of the Dives, is in the commune. Population See also * Communes of the Calvados department References Communes of Calvados (department) Calvados communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{Calvados-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communes Of Calvados (department)
The following is a list of the 528 communes of the Calvados department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):BANATIC Périmètre des EPCI à fiscalité propre. Accessed 3 July 2020. * * *Communauté de communes de Bayeux Intercom *Communauté de communes Cingal-Suisse Normande *Communauté de communes Cœur Côte Fleurie *Communauté de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communauté De Communes Du Pays De Falaise
The Communauté de communes du Pays de Falaise is a federation of municipalities (''communauté de communes'') in the Calvados ''département'' and in the Normandy ''région'' of France. Its seat is Falaise. Its area is 488.4 km2, and its population in 2019 was 27,724. It covers some of the Communes that make up the area known as Suisse Normande. Composition The communauté de communes consists of the following 58 communes: # Aubigny # Barou-en-Auge # Beaumais # Bernières-d'Ailly # Bonnœil # Bons-Tassilly #Cordey # Courcy # Crocy # Damblainville #Épaney # Eraines # Ernes #Falaise # Fontaine-le-Pin # Fourches #Fourneaux-le-Val # Fresné-la-Mère #Jort #La Hoguette # Le Détroit # Le Marais-la-Chapelle # Le Mesnil-Villement #Leffard #Les Isles-Bardel #Les Loges-Saulces # Les Moutiers-en-Auge # Louvagny # Maizières #Martigny-sur-l'Ante # Morteaux-Coulibœuf # Noron-l'Abbaye #Norrey-en-Auge # Olendon #Ouilly-le-Tesson # Perrières # Pertheville-Ners # Pierrefitte-en-Cin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communes Of The Calvados Department
The following is a list of the 528 communes of the Calvados department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):BANATIC Périmètre des EPCI à fiscalité propre. Accessed 3 July 2020. * * *Communauté de communes de Bayeux Intercom *Communauté de communes Cingal-Suisse Normande *Communauté de communes Cœur Côte Fleurie *Communauté de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierrepont, Calvados
Pierrepont () is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area .... Geography The commune is part of the area known as Suisse Normande. The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Le Grand Clos, Le Mesnil Jacquet and Pierrepont. The river Laize runs through the commune, along with the stream The Val d'Anis. Population See also * Communes of the Calvados department References External links History of the house of Pierrepont and its members Communes of Calvados (department) Calvados communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{Calvados-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Loges-Saulces
Les Loges-Saulces () is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. Geography The commune of Les Loges-Saulces is part of the area known as Suisse Normande. The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Les Loges-Saulces and Aizier. The river Baize runs through the commune, along with one of its tributaries,Ruisseau du Val Lienard. Population See also *Communes of the Calvados department The following is a list of the 528 communes of the Calvados department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Logessaulces [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fourneaux-le-Val
Fourneaux-le-Val () is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. Geography The commune of Fourneaux-le-Val is part of the area known as Suisse Normande. The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Fourneaux-le-Val, Le Bois Groult and La Hunaudière. The river Baize runs through the commune, along with two of its tributaries, Ruisseau des Vaux Viets and Ruisseau du Val Lienard. Notable buildings and places *The Lavoir at Val Besnet is listed in the General inventory of cultural heritage. File:Fourneau le Val lavoir du val Besnet 01.jpg, Lavoir of val Besnet File:Église Saint-Pierre de Fourneaux-le-Val. Vue sud.jpg, Church of Saint-Pierre de Fourneaux-le-Val Population See also *Communes of the Calvados department The following is a list of the 528 communes of the Calvados department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):< ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Martin-de-Mieux
Saint-Martin-de-Mieux () is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. Geography The commune of Saint-Martin-de-Mieux is part of the area known as Suisse Normande. The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Saint-Martin-de-Mieux, Vallembras, Bel-air, Le Bas Tertre, La Roche and Le Mesnil Floux. The commune has two rivers the Baize Baize is a coarse woollen (or in cheaper variants cotton) cloth, similar in texture to felt, but more durable. History A mid-17th-century English ditty—much quoted in histories of ale and beer brewing in England—refers to 1525: Hops, her ... and the Ante. Notable Buildings & places *Saint-Vigor parish church is a 17th-century church within the commune. It is a popular tourist destination as it was rescued from ruin by artist Kyoji Takubo, who renovated it during the 1990's by mixing art with tradition. Population See also * Communes of the Calvados depar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noron-l'Abbaye
Noron-l'Abbaye () is a commune in the department of Calvados in the Normandy region in northwestern France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area .... Geography The commune is part of the area known as Suisse Normande. The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, La Bruyère, Le Jageolet, Le Haut Vallon, Miette and Noron-l'Abbaye. The river Ante runs through the commune, along with five streams The Manque-Souris, The Noron, The Cassis, The Château de Long Pré and The Frégis. Population Points of interest National heritage sites The Commune has two buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique *Old priory 12th centaury former priory that was listed as a monument in 1928. *Church of Saint-Cyr 13th centaury church liste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leffard
Leffard () is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. Geography The commune is part of the area known as Suisse Normande. The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, La Barberie, La Cocquerie, Les Champs Noyers, Le Frot, La Trébaudière and Leffard. The river Laize runs through the commune, along with three streams The Leffard, la Moussaye and The Etre. Population See also *Communes of the Calvados department The following is a list of the 528 communes of the Calvados department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Calvados (department) [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dives (river)
The Dives (; also ''Dive'') is a 105 km long river in the Pays d'Auge, Normandy, France. It flows into the English Channel in Cabourg. The source of the Dives is near Exmes, in the Orne department. The Dives flows generally north through the following departments and towns: *Orne: Trun *Calvados: Morteaux-Coulibœuf, Saint-Pierre-sur-Dives, Troarn, Dives-sur-Mer, Cabourg The Dives is officially navigable up to the bridge at Putot-en-Auge although height restrictions apply. No yachts or fishing boats navigate the Dives further than the Pont de la Dives linking Dives-sur-Mer to Cabourg, 1 km from the river's estuary on the English Channel. The last kilometre of the Dives is a large meander encircling a man-made harbour and the holiday resort of Port Guillaume (William's harbour). The river is prevented from reaching the English Channel by a kilometre long sand dune called ''Le cap Cabourg''. The estuary of the Dives was the site of one of William the Conqueror's mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villers-Canivet
Villers-Canivet () is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. Population See also *Communes of the Calvados department The following is a list of the 528 communes of the Calvados department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Calvados (department) Calvados communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{Calvados-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norman Switzerland
Norman Switzerland (french: Suisse Normande) is a part of Normandy, France, in the border region of the departments Calvados and Orne. Its name comes from its rugged and verdant relief resembling the Swiss Alps, with gorges carved by the river Orne and its tributaries, and by erosion in the Armorican Massif between Putanges-Pont-Écrepin and Thury-Harcourt. The river has created a rugged landscape. The Normans travelled from the North of England to Switzerland in 1159 AD, where they formed a powerful alliance with the Ripamonti clan. In the hills, small steep fields are often bordered by thick hedges or granite dry stone walls and have dense vegetation. Mont Pinçon, at in elevation, is the highest point in Norman Switzerland. Churches, houses and farm buildings have a style closer to what is found across the English Channel in the United Kingdom (i.e., stone buildings with slate roofs), rather than the timber structures of the Pays d'Auge. The main towns are Athis-de-l'Orne, C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
