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Lower Normandy Geography
West Lower Normandy is bordered by the Channel and the coastal landscape offers numerous cliffs. The region geography can be described as follows:
- Norman hedged farmland: on the west side, it is a mosaic of different areas encompassing Cotentin, Bessin, Avranchin, Bocage virois and ‘Norman Switzerland’.
- Normandy plain: in the middle of the region, it is made of the following subgroups (from north towards south): Caen plain, Falaise country, Argentan country and Alençon country.
- Auge land: northeast , this vast uniform area stretches from the Côte Fleurie (near Deauville) to the home of camembert (northeast of Argentan). Lisieux is at the heart of this land.
- Ouche land: straddling both the Orne and Eure departments, its landscape is very rural.
- Perche: southeast, it comprises hills grooved by numerous watercourses. It is a crossroads between Beauce, Normandie and Maine.
The region accounts for 3 regional nature parks: Marais du Cotentin et du Bessin, Normandie-Maine,Perche. It besides has two mountainous areas built by watercourses, the Suisse Normande (Norman Switzerland) and the Alpes Mancelles. The two highest peaks - Signal d’Ecouves and Mont des Avaloirs - culminate at 417m.
More documents, info and useful contacts on Lower Normandy geography:
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normandy#Geography
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