Pays d'Auge
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The Pays d'Auge (French pronunciation: [pei doʒ], 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
[edit]Generally it consists of the basin of the Touques River.
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'Évêque, Canton of Blangy-le-Château, Canton of Mézidon-Canon, Canton of Lisieux, Canton of Saint-Pierre-sur-Dives, Canton of Livarot, Canton of Orbec, Canton of Trun, Canton of Vimoutiers, Canton of Exmes and Canton of Gacé.
Economy
[edit]The landscape of this area is considered typical of Normandy—agricultural and producing dairy produce and apples.[1] It is noted for its cheeses, especially Camembert (named for a place in Pays d'Auge),[2] Livarot and Pont-l'Évêque, also names of villages.
The Pays d'Auge has been granted appellation contrôlée status for its cider and calvados.
Culture
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ Desan, Suzanne (2006). The Family on Trial in Revolutionary France. University of California Press. p. 136. ISBN 9780520248168. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
- ^ Planhol, Xavier de; Claval, Paul (1994). An Historical Geography of France. Cambridge University Press. p. 377. ISBN 9780521322089. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
See also
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