By far the prettiest of the Pays d'Auge villages is BEUVRON-EN-AUGE, 7km north of the N13 halfway between Lisieux and Caen. It consists of an oval central square, ringed by a glorious ensemble of multicoloured half-timbered houses, including the yellow and brown sixteenth-century Vieux Manoir. Immediately alongside it, the eighteenth-century Auberge de la Boule d'Or (tel 02.31.79.78.78; €40–55; closed Jan, plus Tues eve & Wed Oct–June), offers three attractive bedrooms. The very centre of the square is taken up by the Pavé d'Auge restaurant (tel 02.31.79.26.71; closed Mon May–Aug), where menus featuring chicken and andouille in cider or salmon start at €24.
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