Saint-Pierre-en-Auge

Saint-Pierre-en-Auge
The abbey in Saint-Pierre-sur-Dives
The abbey in Saint-Pierre-sur-Dives
Location of Saint-Pierre-en-Auge
Saint-Pierre-en-Auge is located in France
Saint-Pierre-en-Auge
Saint-Pierre-en-Auge
Location within France
Saint-Pierre-en-Auge is located in Normandy
Saint-Pierre-en-Auge
Saint-Pierre-en-Auge
Location within Normandy
Coordinates: 49°01′08″N 0°01′59″W / 49.019°N 0.033°W / 49.019; -0.033
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentCalvados
ArrondissementLisieux
CantonLivarot-Pays-d'Auge
IntercommunalityCA Lisieux Normandie
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jacky Marie[1]
Area
1
144.97 km2 (55.97 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
7,100
 • Density49/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+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]

Geography

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;

  1. Ruisseau de la Garenne[8]
  2. Ruisseau de la Fontaine du Sue[9]
  3. Ruisseau de la Fontaine des Bequilles[10]
  4. Ruisseau d'Abbeville[11]
  5. Ruisseau du Tilleul[12]
  6. Ruisseau de Croquemain[13]
  7. Ruisseau de Courville[14]
  8. Ruisseau du Val Ingou[15]
  9. Ruisseau de la Hanoudiere[16]
  10. Ruisseau de Gronde[17]
  11. Ruisseau de la Fontaine Saint-Julien[18]
  12. Ruisseau de la Fontaine Heurtas[19]
  13. Ruisseau de Saint-Georges[20]
  14. Ruisseau au Bec[21]

Population

Population data refer to the commune in its geography as of January 2025.

Historical population
YearPop.±% 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

The commune has a railway station at Saint-Pierre-sur-Dives on the Le Mans to Mézidon line.[45][46]

Notable people


Twin towns – sister cities

Saint-Pierre-en-Auge is twinned with:

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ↑ Arrêté préfectoral 19 December 2016 (in French)
  4. 1 2 "Saint-Pierre-en-Auge · France". Saint-Pierre-en-Auge · France.
  5. ↑ "Fiche cours d'eau - La Dives (I1--0200)" (in French). Sandre.
  6. ↑ "Fiche cours d'eau - L'Oudon (I12-0400)" (in French). Sandre.
  7. ↑ "Fiche cours d'eau - La Viette (I1360600)" (in French). Sandre.
  8. ↑ "Fiche cours d'eau - Ruisseau de la Garenne (I1368000)" (in French). Sandre.
  9. ↑ "Fiche cours d'eau - Ruisseau de la Fontaine du Sue (I1244200)" (in French). Sandre.
  10. ↑ "Fiche cours d'eau - Ruisseau de la Fontaine des Bequilles (I1244000)" (in French). Sandre.
  11. ↑ "Fiche cours d'eau - Ruisseau d'Abbeville (I1243000)" (in French). Sandre.
  12. ↑ "Fiche cours d'eau - Ruisseau du Tilleul (I1362100)" (in French). Sandre.
  13. ↑ "Fiche cours d'eau - Ruisseau de Croquemain (I1251100)" (in French). Sandre.
  14. ↑ "Fiche cours d'eau - Ruisseau de Courville (I1251000)" (in French). Sandre.
  15. ↑ "Fiche cours d'eau - Ruisseau du Val Ingou (I1342500)" (in French). Sandre.
  16. ↑ "Fiche cours d'eau - Ruisseau de la Hanoudiere (I1342000)" (in French). Sandre.
  17. ↑ "Fiche cours d'eau - Ruisseau de Gronde (I1235000)" (in French). Sandre.
  18. ↑ "Fiche cours d'eau - Ruisseau de la Fontaine Saint-Julien (I1255000)" (in French). Sandre.
  19. ↑ "Fiche cours d'eau - Ruisseau de la Fontaine Heurtas (I1364000)" (in French). Sandre.
  20. ↑ "Fiche cours d'eau - Ruisseau de Saint-Georges (I1362000)" (in French). Sandre.
  21. ↑ "Fiche cours d'eau - Ruisseau au Bec (I1366000)" (in French). Sandre.
  22. ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
  23. ↑ "Musée des techniques fromagères à Bernières-d'Ailly". Monumentum (in French). Monumentum. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
  24. ↑ "Les Monuments Historiques en Calvados - 14 - Monumentum". monumentum.fr.
  25. ↑ "Ancienne abbaye à Saint-Pierre-en-Auge - PA00111713". Monumentum.
  26. ↑ "L'Abbaye de Saint-Pierre-sur-Dives". Office de Tourisme Lisieux Normandie.
  27. ↑ "Château de Carel à Saint-Pierre-en-Auge - PA00111714". Monumentum.
  28. ↑ "Château de Carel".
  29. ↑ "Eglise à Saint-Pierre-en-Auge - PA00111553". Monumentum.
  30. ↑ "Eglise à Saint-Pierre-en-Auge - PA00111595". Monumentum.
  31. ↑ "Eglise à Saint-Pierre-en-Auge - PA00111743". Monumentum.
  32. ↑ "Eglise à Saint-Pierre-en-Auge - PA00111804". Monumentum.
  33. ↑ "Eglise de Lieury à Saint-Pierre-en-Auge - PA00111586". Monumentum.
  34. ↑ "Halles à Saint-Pierre-en-Auge - PA00111715". Monumentum.
  35. ↑ "La Halle Médiévale de Saint-Pierre-sur-Dives - Saint-Pierre-en-Auge". Office de Tourisme Lisieux Normandie.
  36. ↑ "Manoir d'Houlbec, à Ecots à Saint-Pierre-en-Auge - PA00125296". Monumentum.
  37. ↑ "Manoir de Boissey à Saint-Pierre-en-Auge - PA14000113". Monumentum.
  38. 1 2 "Manoir de Saint-Martin-de-Fresnay à Saint-Pierre-en-Auge - PA00111587". Monumentum.
  39. ↑ "Manoir dit Cour d'Elu à Saint-Pierre-en-Auge - PA00111718". Monumentum.
  40. ↑ "Manoir dit Manoir de Thomas Dunot à Saint-Pierre-en-Auge - PA00111719". Monumentum.
  41. ↑ "Manoir du 15e siècle, dit la Commanderie à Saint-Pierre-en-Auge - PA00111744". Monumentum.
  42. ↑ "Manoir du Lieu-Rocher à Saint-Pierre-en-Auge - PA14000046". Monumentum.
  43. ↑ "Maison de bois contiguë au manoir dit cour d'Elu à Saint-Pierre-en-Auge - PA00111717". Monumentum.
  44. ↑ "Maison du 18e siècle à Saint-Pierre-en-Auge - PA00111716". Monumentum.
  45. ↑ "Transports".
  46. ↑ "Du Mans à Mézidon ..."
  47. ↑ "Ewer". 13 September 1875 – via The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
  48. ↑ "Jacques-Pierre Amette | Writer". IMDb.
  49. ↑ "Ivybridge-and-district-twinning-association".
  50. ↑ Unterfranken, Bezirk. "Kleinwallstadt - Saint-Pierre-en-Auge: Virtuelles Treffen zum 30-jährigen Bestehen der Städtepartnerschaft". www.bezirk-unterfranken.de.
  51. ↑ "BSE - L'histoire de la section BSE". www.bse.uba.be.