The Pays d'Auge is an area in Normandy

Normandy

Normandy is a geographical region corresponding to the former Duchy of Normandy. It is in France.The continental territory covers 30,627 km² and forms the preponderant part of Normandy and roughly 5% of the territory of France. It is divided for administrative purposes into two régions:...

, straddling the départements of 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...

 and Orne

Orne

Orne is a department in the northwest of France, named after the river Orne.- History :Orne is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution, on March 4, 1790. It was created from parts of the former provinces of Normandy and Perche.- Geography :Orne is in the region of...

 (plus a small part of the territory of Eure

Eure

Eure is a department in the north of France named after the river Eure.- History :Eure is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790...

). The chief town is 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...

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Geography

Generally it consists of the basin of the Touques River

Touques River

The Touques is a small 104 km long coastal river in Pays d'Auge in Normandy, France. The Touques is officially navigable up to the Pont des Belges, 800 m from its estuary. Its source is in the Perche hills, south of Gacé. The river runs northwards, and flows into the English Channel between the...

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The Pays d'Auge is divided into the following cantons

Cantons of France

The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the French Republic's 342 arrondissements and 101 departments.Apart from their role as organizational units in certain aspects of the administration of public services and justice, the chief purpose of the cantons today is to serve as...

: Canton of 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...

, Canton of Dozulé

Dozulé

-See also:* Cross of Dozulé* Movement of Love Saint Juan Diego*Communes of the Calvados department-References:*...

, Canton of Trouville

Trouville

Trouville is the name or part of the name of several communes of Normandy, France:* Trouville, in the Seine-Maritime department* Trouville-sur-Mer, in the Calvados department, arguably the most famous of these communes, and commonly referred to as Trouville* Trouville-la-Haule, in the Eure department...

 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...

, Canton of 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...

, Canton of Troarn

Troarn

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, Canton of Cambremer

Cambremer

Cambremer is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.-Population:...

, Canton of Pont-l'Evêque

Pont-l'Évêque

Pont-l'Évêque is the name of two communes of France:* Pont-l'Évêque, Calvados, in the Calvados département, Normandy* Pont-l'Évêque, Oise, in the Oise département, Picardy-Other:* Pont-l'Évêque cheese, named after the commune in Normandy...

, Canton of Blangy-le-Château

Blangy-le-Château

Blangy-le-Château is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.-Population:-References:*...

, Canton of Mézidon-Canon

Mézidon-Canon

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, Canton of 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...

, Canton of Saint-Pierre-sur-Dives

Saint-Pierre-sur-Dives

Saint-Pierre-sur-Dives is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.The Abbey Church, was rebuilt in the 12th century and 13th centuries and restored and modified in the 16th and 17th centuries, replacing the former abbey church built in 1011 by...

, Canton of Livarot

Livarot

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, Canton of Orbec

Orbec

Orbec is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.-Population:...

, Canton of Trun

Trun

Trun may refer to:*Trun, Switzerland*Trun, Orne, France*Tran, Bulgaria...

, Canton of Vimoutiers

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:On 14 June 1944, during the Battle of Normandy, Vimoutiers was bombarded by Allied forces...

, Canton of Exmes

Exmes

Exmes is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.-Heraldry:-References:*According to other sources, Exmes was the place of origin of persons named Amis, which name was later corrupted to various forms, including Amos...

 and Canton of Gacé

Gacé

Gacé is a commune in the Orne department in Lower-Normandy, north-western France.-Heraldry:-References:*...

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Economy

The landscape of this area is considered typical of Normandy—agricultural and producing dairy produce and apple

Apple

The apple is the pomaceous fruit of the apple tree, species Malus domestica in the rose family . It is one of the most widely cultivated tree fruits, and the most widely known of the many members of genus Malus that are used by humans. Apple grow on small, deciduous trees that blossom in the spring...

s. It is noted for its cheese

Cheese

Cheese is a generic term for a diverse group of milk-based food products. Cheese is produced throughout the world in wide-ranging flavors, textures, and forms....

s, especially Camembert

Camembert (cheese)

Camembert is a soft, creamy, surface-ripened cow's milk cheese. It was first made in the late 18th century in Normandy in northern France.-Production:...

, a place in Pays d'Auge, Livarot and Pont-l'Évêque, also names of villages.

The Pays d'Auge has been granted appellation contrôlée

Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée

Appellation d’origine contrôlée , which translates as "controlled designation of origin", is the French certification granted to certain French geographical indications for wines, cheeses, butters, and other agricultural products, all under the auspices of the government bureau Institut National...

 status for its cider

Cider

Cider or cyder is a fermented alcoholic beverage made from apple juice. Cider varies in alcohol content from 2% abv to 8.5% abv or more in traditional English ciders. In some regions, such as Germany and America, cider may be termed "apple wine"...

 and calvados

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...

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Culture

The Norman

Norman language

Norman is a Romance language and one of the Oïl languages. Norman can be classified as one of the northern Oïl languages along with Picard and Walloon...

 dialect of the Pays d'Auge is known as Augeron

Augeron

Augeron is the Norman dialect of the Pays d'Auge. It is highly endangered. This dialect includes both coastal and inland areas.-Phonology:Augeron can be characterised by means of its position within the isoglosses that traverse the Norman-speaking territory...

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