Sap-en-Auge explained

Sap-en-Auge (pronounced as /fr/, literally Sap in Auge) is a commune in the department of Orne, northwestern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 by merger of the former communes of Orville and Le Sap (the seat).^[2] Its seat, Le Sap, is classed as a Petites Cités de Caractère.^[3]

Geography

The commune along with another 11 communes shares part of a 1,400 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Haute Vallée de la Touques et affluents.^[4]

Notable buildings and places

Ecomusée du Grand Jardin is a museum dedicated to the making of cider and calvados.^[5]

National heritage sites

• Saint-Pierre Church a thirteenth century church, it was registered as a Monument historique in 1979.^[6]

See also

• Communes of the Orne department

Notes and References

1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.
2. https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/eli/arrete/2015/11/26/INTB1532151A/jo/texte Arrêté préfectoral
3. Web site: Le Sap | Petites cités de caractère. www.petitescitesdecaractere.com.
4. Web site: INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500103 - Haute Vallée de la Touques et affluents - Description.
5. Web site: L'écomusée le Grand Jardin a rouvert ses portes le 1er juillet 2020. 2 July 2020. actu.fr.
6. Web site: Eglise Saint-Pierre à Sap-en-Auge - PA00110940. monumentum.fr.