| Bocages et vergers du sud Pays d'Auge | |
|---|---|
  Location within France | |
| Location | Orne, Normandy |
| Coordinates | 48°44′02″N 0°17′49″E / 48.73389°N 0.29694°E / 48.73389; 0.29694 |
| Area | 21,511 ha (83.05 sq mi) |
| Established | 12 December, 2008 |
Bocages et vergers du sud Pays d'Auge translated as the Bocages and orchards of the southern Pays d'Auge is a Natura 2000 conservation area that is 21,511 hectares in size.
Geography
The area is a well-preserved wooded landscape that features dense hedges which shelter old trees whose pollarding has allowed cavities to appear in these trees, suitable for certain types of insects. The area is mostly agricultural with 5 % being scrubland and the remaining 5% being forested.
It is spread across 30 different communes all within the Orne department;
- Almenêches
- Les Authieux-du-Puits
- Champ-Haut
- Cisai-Saint-Aubin
- Coulmer
- Croisilles
- Échauffour
- La Ferrière-au-Doyen
- Gacé
- La Genevraie
- Ginai
- Gouffern en Auge
- Lignères
- Mahéru
- Le Merlerault
- Moulins-la-Marche
- Ménil-Froger
- Ménil-Hubert-en-Exmes
- Le Ménil-Vicomte
- Nonant-le-Pin
- Orgères
- Le Pin-au-Haras
- Planches
- Résenlieu
- Saint-Evroult-Notre-Dame-du-Bois
- Saint-Evroult-de-Montfort
- Saint-Germain-de-Clairefeuille
- Saint-Pierre-des-Loges
- Sainte-Gauburge-Sainte-Colombe
- La Trinité-des-Laitiers
Conservation
The conservation area has three species of insect listed in Annex 2 of the Habitats Directive;
References
- ^ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2502014 - Bocages et vergers du sud Pays d'Auge - Description".
- Normandie, Chambres d'agriculture de (June 11, 2024). "Natura 2000". normandie.chambres-agriculture.fr.
- "portant désignation du site Natura 2000 Bocages et vergers du sud Pays d'Auge". ministere de l'ecologie du developpement durable d'energie.
External links
- Protected Area Profile for Bocages et vergers du sud Pays d'Auge Archived September 10, 2024, at the Wayback Machine from the World Database on Protected Areas. Retrieved September 10, 2024.