Basse-Normandie
Bayeux (Calvados)

This wiki category contains photographs and detailed information on cheeses produced in the French region of Basse-Normandie.

Further information

Basse-Normandie is a region of France, which has 3 départements: Calvados, Manche and Orne, which cover the part of Normandy traditionally, termed "Lower Normandy”. The region is famous for its cheese (the most well-known being Camembert) and its apples, from which is produced their local cider and Calavados (apple brandy). Another speciality is Andouille de Vire, a type of brined pork sausage.

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