Saint-Pierre-en-Auge
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Saint-Pierre-en-Auge | |
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 The abbey in Saint-Pierre-sur-Dives | |
 Location of Saint-Pierre-en-Auge | |
  Saint-Pierre-en-Auge  Saint-Pierre-en-Auge | |
| Coordinates: 49°01′08″N 0°01′59″W / 49.019°N 0.033°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Lisieux |
| Canton | Livarot-Pays-d'Auge |
| Intercommunality | CA Lisieux Normandie |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jacky Marie[1] |
Area 1 | 144.97 km2 (55.97 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 7,100 |
| • Density | 49/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14654 /14170 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Saint-Pierre-en-Auge (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ pjɛʁ ɑ̃.n‿oʒ], lit. 'Saint-Pierre in Auge') is a commune in the department of Calvados, northwestern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2017 by merger of the former communes of Saint-Pierre-sur-Dives (the seat), Boissey, Bretteville-sur-Dives, Hiéville, Mittois, Montviette, L'Oudon, Ouville-la-Bien-Tournée, Sainte-Marguerite-de-Viette, Saint-Georges-en-Auge, Thiéville, Vaudeloges and Vieux-Pont-en-Auge.[3]
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Vieux-Pont-en-Auge, Hiéville, Mittois, Sainte-Marguerite-de-Viette, Berville, Carel, Montviette, Saint-Georges-en-Auge, Le Robillard, Saint-Martin-de-Fresnay, L'Oudon, Le Billot, Notre-Dame-de-Fresnay, Meautry, Montpinçon, Vaudeloges, Ammeville, Abbeville, Garnetot, Grandmesnil and Saint-Pierre-en-Auge.[4]
The Dives, La Viette and The Oudon are the three rivers that run through the commune.[5][6][7] In addition there are 15 streams that flow through this commune;
- Ruisseau de la Garenne[8]
- Ruisseau de la Fontaine du Sue[9]
- Ruisseau de la Fontaine des Bequilles[10]
- Ruisseau d'Abbeville[11]
- Ruisseau du Tilleul[12]
- Ruisseau de Croquemain[13]
- Ruisseau de Courville[14]
- Ruisseau du Val Ingou[15]
- Ruisseau de la Hanoudiere[16]
- Ruisseau de Gronde[17]
- Ruisseau de la Fontaine Saint-Julien[18]
- Ruisseau de la Fontaine Heurtas[19]
- Ruisseau de Saint-Georges[20]
- Ruisseau au Bec[21]
Neighbouring communes[4] | |
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Population
Population data refer to the commune in its geography as of January 2025.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 7,970 | — |
| 1975 | 8,167 | +0.35% |
| 1982 | 8,267 | +0.17% |
| 1990 | 7,791 | −0.74% |
| 1999 | 7,785 | −0.01% |
| 2007 | 7,819 | +0.05% |
| 2012 | 7,880 | +0.16% |
| 2017 | 7,676 | −0.52% |
| 2023 | 7,100 | −1.29% |
| Source: INSEE[22] | ||
Points of Interest
Museums
- Museum of Cheesemaking Techniques - is a Museum of France that opened in 1986 based in the Abbey of Saint-Pierre.[23]
National heritage sites
The commune has eighteen sites listed as a Monument historique.[24]
- Abbaye de Saint-Pierre-sur-Dives - a former abbey established in the eleventh century, with buildings dating from the thirteenth century listed as a monument in 1904.[25] It is open to the public.[26]
- Château de Carel - a sixteenth century Château listed as a monument in 1950.[27] It is open to the public.[28]
- Église Saint-Gervais et Saint-Protais de Mittois - a thirteenth century church listed as a monument in 1926.[29]
- Église Notre-Dame d'Ouville-la-Bien-Tournée - a thirteenth century church listed as a monument in 1896.[30]
- Église Saint-Martin de Thiéville' - a thirteenth century church listed as a monument in 1913.[31]
- Église Saint-Aubin de Vieux-Pont-en-Auge' - a twelfth century church listed as a monument in 1862.[32]
- Église Saint-Paterne de Lieury - a fourteenth century church listed as a monument in 1928.[33]
- Halles à Saint-Pierre-en-Auge - a fifteenth century market hall, that still used to house the weekly market, listed as a monument in 1889.[34][35]
- Manoir d'Houlbec, à Ecots - a fifteenth century Manor house listed as a monument in 1993.[36]
- Manoir de Boissey - a seventeenth century Manor house listed as a monument in 2021.[37]
- Manoir de Saint-Martin-de-Fresnay - a sixteenth century Manor house listed as a monument in 1975.[38]
- Manoir de la Roque, à Montpinçon - a sixteenth century Manor house listed as a monument in 1993.[38]
- Manoir dit Cour d'Elu - a sixteenth century Manor house listed as a monument in 1927.[39]
- Manoir dit Manoir de Thomas Dunot - a seventeenth century Manor house listed as a monument in 1973.[40]
- Manoir dit la Commanderie - a fourteenth century Manor house, known as the Commanderie, listed as a monument in 1927.[41]
- Manoir du Lieu-Rocher - a seventeenth century Manor house listed as a monument in 2004.[42]
There are a further two house in the town of Saint-Pierre-en-Auge listed as monuments.[43][44]
Transport
Notable people
- Ferdinand Barbedienne (1810 - 1892) - a metalworker and manufacturer, well known as a bronze founder, who was born here in Saint-Martin-de-Fresnay.[47]
- Jacques-Pierre Amette (born 1943) - a writer, was born here in Saint-Pierre-sur-Dives.[48]
