Coquainvilliers
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Coquainvilliers is a commune
in the Calvados
department in the Basse-Normandie
region
in northwestern France
.
Coquainvilliers, in the heart of the beautiful green Pays d'Auge
—a land of horsebreeding, apples, and cows—at the crossroad of the Touques
Valley, 10 km (6.2 mi) from Pont-l'Évêque
and 6 km (3.7 mi) from Lisieux
It hosts the Calvados brandy
apple distillery Boulard.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Calvados
Calvados
The French department of Calvados is part of the region of Basse-Normandie in Normandy. It takes its name from a cluster of rocks off the English Channel coast...
department in the Basse-Normandie
Basse-Normandie
Lower Normandy is an administrative region of France. It was created in 1956, when the Normandy region was divided into Lower Normandy and Upper Normandy...
region
Régions of France
France is divided into 27 administrative regions , 22 of which are in Metropolitan France, and five of which are overseas. Corsica is a territorial collectivity , but is considered a region in mainstream usage, and is even shown as such on the INSEE website...
in northwestern France
France
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Coquainvilliers, in the heart of the beautiful green Pays d'Auge
Pays d'Auge
The Pays d'Auge is an area in Normandy, straddling the départements of Calvados and Orne . The chief town is Lisieux.-Geography:Generally it consists of the basin of the Touques River....
—a land of horsebreeding, apples, and cows—at the crossroad of the Touques
Touques
Touques can refer to:* Touques, a commune of the Calvados département, in northern France,* Touques , a small coastal river in Normandy, France,...
Valley, 10 km (6.2 mi) from Pont-l'Évêque
Pont-l'Évêque, Calvados
Pont-l'Évêque is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France. It has given its name to a type of soft cheese .-Population:-Transport:* A13 autoroute* A132 autoroute...
and 6 km (3.7 mi) from Lisieux
Lisieux
Lisieux is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.Lisieux is the capital of the Pays d'Auge area, which is characterised by valleys and hedged farmland...
It hosts the Calvados brandy
Calvados (spirit)
Calvados is an apple brandy from the French région of Basse-Normandie or Lower Normandy.-History:Apple orchards and brewers are mentioned as far back as the 8th century by Charlemagne. The first known Norman distillation was carried out by "Lord" de Gouberville in 1554, and the guild for cider...
apple distillery Boulard.