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    The Pays de Caux (/ˈpeɪ də koʊ/, French pronunciation: [pei də ko], literally Land of Caux) is an area in Normandy occupying the greater part of the French...
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    is spoken in and takes its name from the Pays de Caux region of the Seine-Maritime department. The Pays de Caux is one of the remaining strongholds of the...
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    Mortainais Pays d'Auge, central Normandy, is characterized by excellent agricultural land. Pays de Bray Pays de Caux Pays d'Houlme Pays de Madrie, area...
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    of the established settlers came from the Pays de Caux in the Northern part of Normandie «The Pays de Caux... formed a kind of triangle bounded by the...
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    French coast of the English Channel, corresponding to the coastline of Pays de Caux and forming almost all of the coastline of Seine-Maritime. Since 2009...
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    neighbouring Pays de Caux; the sticky clay is quite different from the dry, firm chalk of the Pays de Caux. Viewed geologically, the Pays de Bray is a relatively...
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    Cauchois, or Norman bidet, is a breed of heavy draft horse native to the Pays de Caux, on the coast of the former Haute-Normandie region of France. Renowned...
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    to replace the many ferries so making vehicular access between the Pays de Caux and the Autoroute A13 easier. Caudebec is one of numerous places in Normandy...
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    Islands and the Cotentin Peninsula (Cotentinais) in the west, and the Pays de Caux (Cauchois dialect) in the east. Ease of access from Paris and the popularity...
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    Le Havre (redirect from Le Havre-de-Grace)
    bank of the estuary of the river Seine on the Channel southwest of the Pays de Caux, very close to the Prime Meridian. Le Havre is the most populous commune...
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  • of the Pays de Caux. He is called John of Caen (Johannes de Cadamo) by Matthew Paris, and other writers give his cognomen in the various forms De Calceto...
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  • Mortemer (Roger de Mortemer, Roger de Mortimer, Roger Mortimer) (fl. 1054 - aft. 1078), founded the abbey of St. Victor en Caux in the Pays de Caux of Upper...
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    Rouen. A small fishing port and light industrial town situated in the Pays de Caux, some 20 miles (32 km) west of Dieppe at the junction of the D53, D20...
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    Caudebec-en-Caux. Its construction was financed by the General council of Seine-Maritime for the purpose of opening up the Pays de Caux and assuring...
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  • Caux may refer to: Caux, Hérault, southern France Caux, Switzerland Pays de Caux, Normandy Caux or Kaw, French Guiana Caus Castle, near Westbury, Shropshire...
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  • Latin: Calētēs or Calētī) were a Belgic or Gallic tribe dwelling in Pays de Caux, in present-day Normandy, during the Iron Age and the Roman period. They...
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    and public buildings, such as town halls. Some villages of the pays de Caux and the Pays de Bray were entirely rebuilt this way. The other parts of Lower...
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    of the D 940, D 11 and D 139 roads. It is located on the coast of the Pays de Caux area. Étretat is best known for its chalk cliffs, including three natural...
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    Richard had ducal control, namely Caen, the Éverecin, the Cotentin, the Pays de Caux, and Rouen. Richard II died in 1026. His eldest son, Richard III, became...
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    is the name of the evacuation of Allied troops from Le Havre, in the Pays de Caux of Upper Normandy from 10 to 13 June 1940, towards the end of the Battle...
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    frequent value.[clarification needed] But inside the same pays of Normandy, for instance in pays de Caux, the farmers (still in the 20th century) made the difference...
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    koʃwaz]) is a traditional potato and celery salad of the cuisine of the Pays de Caux, Normandy, France. Other ingredients sometimes used include diced ham...
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    capital Rouen. The chalk plateau Pays de Caux, with its abrupt coastline (the Alabaster Coast). The Norman Pays de Bray, with its hills and bocage landscape...
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    Sainte-Marie-du-Câtel (Guernsey), le Câtel (Jersey), Manoir du Catel (Pays de Caux), Radicatel (Pays de Caux), etc. corresponding to French château. There are many derived...
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  • brave" and "Father of the Cauchois" (the people of the region of the Pays de Caux), he is remembered for fighting against the English in Normandy during...
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    through parkland to Montivilliers, then follows the chalk cliffs of the Pays de Caux for most of the route. Étretat is known for its chalk formations, painted...
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    have originated in Bec-de-Mortagne, Pays-de-Caux, Normandy, about five miles south-east of Fécamp, according to the Roman de Rou poem written by Wace...
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    and Bourgtheroulde-Infreville. The landscape is similar to that of the Pays de Caux on the north side of the Seine. The economy is mainly based on agriculture...
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    the political unification of the two different Viking settlements of pays de Caux-lower Seine in the east and Cotentin in the west. Furthermore, Rollo...
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    (Damp Champagne), Champagne Pouilleuse (poor Champagne), the Pays de Caux and the Pays de Bray. Due to the millions of years of later deposition, erosion...
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