- Pays d'Auge
The Pays d'Auge is an area in
Normandy , straddling the "départements" ofCalvados andOrne (plus a small part of the territory ofEure ). The chief town isLisieux .Geography
Generally it consists of the basin of the
Touques River .The Pays d'Auge is divided into the following cantons: Canton of
Cabourg , Canton ofDozulé , Canton ofTrouville-Deauville , Canton ofHonfleur , Canton ofTroarn , Canton ofCambremer , Pont-l'Evêque, Blangy-le-Château, Mézidon-Canon, Lisieux, Saint-Pierre-sur-Dives, Livarot, Orbec, Trun, Vimoutiers, Exmes and Gacé.Economy
The landscape of this area is considered typical of Normandy—agricultural and producing dairy produce and
apple s. It is noted for itscheese s, especially Camembert, Livarot and Pont-l'Évêque.The Pays d'Auge has been granted appellation contrôlée status for its
cider and calvados.Culture
The Norman dialect of the Pays d'Auge is known as
Augeron .
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