Côte Fleurie is part of the Lower Normandy coast on the English Channel

English Channel

The English Channel , often referred to simply as the Channel, is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that separates southern England from northern France, and joins the North Sea to the Atlantic. It is about long and varies in width from at its widest to in the Strait of Dover...

 in the North of the 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....

, it constitutes the Eastern coast of the department 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...

.

The name is a reference to the green and flowered countryside of the country lying beyond the coastal hills and to the numerous resorts along the coast. From East to West, these are:

• Honfleur
  Honfleur
  Honfleur is a commune in the Calvados department in northwestern France. It is located on the southern bank of the estuary of the Seine across from le Havre and very close to the exit of the Pont de Normandie...
  
  
• Villerville
• Trouville-sur-Mer
  Trouville-sur-Mer
  Trouville-sur-Mer, commonly referred to as Trouville, is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.Trouville-sur-Mer borders Deauville...
  
  
• Deauville
  Deauville
  Deauville is a commune in the Calvados département in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.With its racecourse, harbour, international film festival, marinas, conference centre, villas, Grand Casino and sumptuous hotels, Deauville is regarded as the "queen of the Norman beaches" and...
  
  
• Bénerville-sur-Mer
  Benerville-sur-Mer
  Benerville-sur-Mer is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.-Population:-References:*...
  
  
• Tourgéville
  Tourgéville
  Tourgéville is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.The Deauville-Clairefontaine Racecourse is located on the territory of the commune.-Population:-References:*...
  
  
• Blonville-sur-Mer
  Blonville-sur-Mer
  Blonville-sur-Mer is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France. It is a seaside resort on the Côte Fleurie with a long sandy beach.-Transport:Blonville-sur-Mer is on the line from Deauville to Dives-sur-Mer...
  
  
• Villers-sur-Mer
  Villers-sur-Mer
  -Places of interest:Villers-sur-Mer is known for the large topiary dinosaurs facing the sea from the garden of the office of tourism. In certain years, a baby dinosaur is added to the garden....
  
  
• Houlgate
  Houlgate
  Houlgate is a small tourist resort in northwestern France along the English Channel with a beach and a casino. It is a commune in the Drochon Valley, in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region.-Pre-19th century:...
  
  
• Dives-sur-Mer
  Dives-sur-Mer
  -Transport:Dives-sur-Mer is on the line from Deauville to Dives-sur-Mer. The station is open, train services operate year round at weekends as well as on week days during the summer season. Dives is also on line #20 of the Calvados bus company Bus Verts du Calvados....
  
  
• Cabourg
  Cabourg
  Cabourg is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region of France.Cabourg belongs to the Paris Basin. The commune is located next to the sea and the back country is a plain, favourable to the cereal culture...
  
  
• La Home-Varaville
• Merville-Franceville-Plage
  Merville-Franceville-Plage
  Merville-Franceville-Plage is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.-Geography:Merville-Franceville-Plage, more usually called Franceville, is situated on the Côte Fleurie, 6 km from Cabourg and from Caen...
  
  
• Sallenelles
  Sallenelles
  Sallenelles is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.-Population:-Tourism:Most visitors to Sallenelles come to see the Orne estuary, to walk, cycle, or hunt the local water-fowl, or the Maison de la Nature, a permanent exhibition on the local...
  
  

The coast between the towns of Trouville

Trouville-sur-Mer

Trouville-sur-Mer, commonly referred to as Trouville, is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.Trouville-sur-Mer borders Deauville...

 and Honfleur

Honfleur

Honfleur is a commune in the Calvados department in northwestern France. It is located on the southern bank of the estuary of the Seine across from le Havre and very close to the exit of the Pont de Normandie...

, although part of the Côte Fleurie, is named Côte de Grace. Dives-sur-Mer

Dives-sur-Mer

-Transport:Dives-sur-Mer is on the line from Deauville to Dives-sur-Mer. The station is open, train services operate year round at weekends as well as on week days during the summer season. Dives is also on line #20 of the Calvados bus company Bus Verts du Calvados....

 is on the Côte Fleurie but possesses no beach or seafront. It is the Brigade Piron

1st Belgian Infantry Brigade

The Belgian 1st Infantry Brigade, also known as the "Brigade Piron", after its commander, Jean-Baptiste Piron, was a Belgian and Luxembourger army unit which fought in World War II...

that liberated the Côte Fleurie in September 1944.