The Pays d'Auge (, literally ''Land of Auge'') is an area in
Normandy
Normandy (; french: link=no, Normandie ; nrf, Normaundie, Nouormandie ; from Old French , plural of ''Normant'', originally from the word for "northman" in several Scandinavian languages) is a geographical and cultural region in Northwestern ...
, straddling the ''
département
In the administrative divisions of France, the department (french: département, ) is one of the three levels of government under the national level (" territorial collectivities"), between the administrative regions and the communes. Ninety ...
s'' of
Calvados and
Orne (plus a small part of the territory of
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.[Lisieux
Lisieux () is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. It is the capital of the Pays d'Auge area, which is characterised by valleys and hedged farmland.
Name
The name of the town derives from the ...]
.
Geography
Generally it consists of the basin of the
Touques River
The Touques () is a small coastal river in Pays d'Auge in Normandy, France. The Touques is officially navigable up to the Pont des Belges, from its estuary. Its source is in the Perche hills, south of Gacé. The river runs northwards, and flow ...
.
The Pays d'Auge is divided into the following
cantons: Canton of
Cabourg, Canton of
Dozulé, Canton of
Trouville Deauville, Canton of
Honfleur, Canton of
Troarn, Canton of
Cambremer, Canton of
Pont-l'Evêque, Canton of
Blangy-le-Château
Blangy-le-Château () 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
An intentional communit ...
, Canton of
Mézidon-Canon, Canton of
Lisieux
Lisieux () is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. It is the capital of the Pays d'Auge area, which is characterised by valleys and hedged farmland.
Name
The name of the town derives from the ...
, Canton of
Saint-Pierre-sur-Dives, Canton of
Livarot
Livarot () is a former commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Livarot-Pays-d'Auge.
The population is composed of 2,052 inhabitants (in 2017) and ...
, Canton of
Orbec, Canton of
Trun, Canton of
Vimoutiers
Vimoutiers () is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.
The finish line of the Paris–Camembert bicycle race is Vimoutiers.
History
In 1040 while besieging a nearby Norman castle, Alan III, Duke of Brittany died suddenly ...
, Canton of
Exmes
Exmes is a former commune in the Orne department in north-western France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Gouffern en Auge.Gacé
Gacé () is a commune in the Orne department in Lower-Normandy, north-western France.
Population
Heraldry
Administration
Twin towns
* Kinross, Perth & Kinross, Scotland
See also
* Communes of the Orne department
The following is a ...
.
Economy
The landscape of this area is considered typical of Normandy—agricultural and producing dairy produce and
apple
An apple is an edible fruit produced by an apple tree (''Malus domestica''). Apple trees are cultivated worldwide and are the most widely grown species in the genus '' Malus''. The tree originated in Central Asia, where its wild ancest ...
s. It is noted for its
cheese
Cheese is a dairy product produced in wide ranges of flavors, textures, and forms by coagulation of the milk protein casein. It comprises proteins and fat from milk, usually the milk of cows, buffalo, goats, or sheep. During productio ...
s, especially
Camembert (named for
a place in Pays d'Auge),
Livarot
Livarot () is a former commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Livarot-Pays-d'Auge.
The population is composed of 2,052 inhabitants (in 2017) and ...
and
Pont-l'Évêque, also names of villages.
The Pays d'Auge has been granted ''
appellation contrôlée'' status for its
cider
Cider ( ) is an alcoholic beverage made from the fermented juice of apples. Cider is widely available in the United Kingdom (particularly in the West Country) and the Republic of Ireland. The UK has the world's highest per capita consumption, ...
and
calvados.
Culture
The
Norman dialect of the Pays d'Auge is known as
Augeron. The Pays d'Auge is classed as a
Land of Art and History by the national
Ministry of Culture.
References
See also
*
Paul Bunel Paul Bunel (Jan 21,1882 - Oct 20,1918) was a Norman photographer.
Born in La Ferté-Fresnel, France Bunel settled in Vimoutiers from where he traversed the Pays d'Auge in Lower-Normandy, France, to photograph villages, people and Norman costumes ...
Former provinces of France
Geography of Normandy
Geography of Calvados (department)
Geography of Orne
Geography of Eure
Lisieux
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