Calvados
Calvados (, , ) is a brandy from Normandy in France, made from apples and/or pears.
History In France
Apple orchards and brewers are mentioned as far back as the 8th century by Charlemagne. The first known record of Norman distillation was ma ...
, northwestern
France
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. The municipality was established on 1 January 2017 by merger of the former communes of
Mézidon-Canon
Mézidon-Canon () is a former commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
On 9 September 1972, Mézidon merged with Canon to create Mézidon-Canon. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Méz ...
Magny-le-Freule
Magny-le Freule () is a former commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Mézidon Vallée d'Auge.Le Mesnil-Mauger, Monteille,
Percy-en-Auge
Percy-en-Auge (, literally ''Percy in Auge'') is a former commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Mézidon Vallée d'Auge. It is the ancestral home ...
,
Saint-Julien-le-Faucon
Saint-Julien-le-Faucon () is a former Communes of France, commune in the Calvados (department), Calvados Departments of France, department in the Normandy (administrative region), Normandy Regions of France, region in northwestern France. On 1 J ...
and
Vieux-Fumé
Vieux Fumé () is a former Communes of France, commune in the Calvados (department), Calvados Departments of France, department in the Normandy (administrative region), Normandy Regions of France, region in northwestern France. On 1 January 2017, ...
Communes of the Calvados department
The following is a list of the 526 Communes of France, communes of the Calvados (department), Calvados Departments of France, department of France.
The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities ...
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Château de Canon
The Château de Canon is an 18th-century château located in the commune of Mézidon Vallée d'Auge, in Pays d'Auge, in the Calvados ''departement'', Normandy, France.
The castle was listed (''inscrit'') as a ''monument historique'' on June 11, 1 ...