The Lieuvin () is a
plateau
In geology and physical geography, a plateau (; ; ), also called a high plain or a tableland, is an area of a highland consisting of flat terrain that is raised sharply above the surrounding area on at least one side. Often one or more sides ha ...
region in the western part of the
Eure
Eure () is a department in Normandy in Northwestern France, named after the river Eure. Its prefecture is Évreux. In 2019, Eure had a population of 599,507.[Normandy
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,
France
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.
The plateau consists of typical Norman ''
bocage
Bocage (, ) is a terrain of mixed woodland and pasture characteristic of parts of Northern France, Southern England, Ireland, the Netherlands and Northern Germany, in regions where pastoral farming is the dominant land use.
''Bocage'' may als ...
'' and is bounded by the
Seine
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estuary to the north, the
Risle
The Risle (; less common: ''Rille'') is a long river in Normandy, left tributary of the Seine.
The river begins in the Orne department west of L'Aigle, crosses the western part of the department of Eure flowing from south to north and out into t ...
valley to the east, the
Charentonne
The Charentonne is a 63 km long river in Normandy, left tributary of the Risle. The river begins in pays d'Ouche (Orne), in the forest of Saint-Évroult, in the south of the Saint-Évroult-Notre-Dame-du-bois village and the ruins of the abbey ...
valley to the south and, in the west, the
Pays d'Auge
The Pays d'Auge (, literally ''Land of Auge'') is an area in Normandy, straddling the ''départements'' of Calvados and Orne (plus a small part of the territory of Eure). The chief town is Lisieux.
Geography
Generally it consists of the basin of ...
which corresponds to the
Touques basin.
The economy is primarily agricultural. The largest towns are
Beuzeville
Beuzeville () is a Communes of France, commune in the north-western part of the Departments of France, department of Eure in the Normandy (administrative region), Normandy Regions of France, region in northern France.
Located on the Lieuvin plate ...
,
Épaignes
Épaignes () is a commune in the Eure department in northern France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Eure department
The following is a list of the 585 communes of the Eure department of France.
The communes cooperate in the followi ...
,
Lieurey
Lieurey () is a commune in the Eure department in Normandy in northern France.
Population
International relations
The 14 communes of the former canton of Saint-Georges-du-Vièvre (Normandy, France), including Lieurey, are twinned with Slimb ...
and
Thiberville
Thiberville () is a commune in the Eure department in Normandy in northern France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territorie ...
.
External links
Tourism office of Vièvre Lieuvin
Geography of Eure
Former provinces of France
Normandy region articles needing translation from French Wikipedia
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