Lisieux
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Lisieux is a town in Normandy, northwestern France, that serves as the main city of the Pays d'Auge region, an area known for its rolling valleys and farmland divided by hedges. It is located in the Calvados department and functions as an important local center for this distinctive agricultural area.
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Place details
- Locality
- Lisieux
- Region
- Normandie
- Country
- France
- Population
- 24,473
- Timezone
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25 sectionsContents
- Name
- History
- Antiquity
- Middle Ages
- Events
- Geography
- Climate
- Transport
- Religion
- Administration
- Mayors of Lisieux
- International relations
- Population
- Sights
- Basilica of Sainte-Thérèse de Lisieux
- Carmel of Lisieux
- Château de Saint-Germain-de-Livet
- Lisieux Cathedral
- Town Hall
- Bishop's Garden
- Notable people
- Photo gallery
- See also
- References
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Lisieux () is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. It is the capital of the Pays d'Auge area, which is characterised by valleys and hedged farmland.
==Name== The name of the town derives from the ("Noviomagus of the Lexovii"). The town was originally known in Celtic as ("New Field", "New Market"), which was Latinized as . Owing to the large number of similarly named cities, however, it was necessary to specify where this one was located. The local French demonym derives from the Latin as well.