Auquainville

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Auquainville (Template:IPA) is a former commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region of north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Livarot-Pays-d'Auge.<ref>Arrêté préfectoral 24 December 2015 Template:In lang</ref>

Geography

Auquainville is located some 10 km south of Lisieux and 13 km west by north-west of Orbec. Access to the commune is by the D149 road which comes from Saint-Martin-de-Mailloc in the north-east and passes south through the commune and the village continuing to Livarot in the south-west. The D64 road comes from Saint-Martin-de-la-Lieue in the north and passes south through the east of the commune to Fervaques. The D135B branches east off the D64 in the commune and joins the D135 just east of the commune. Apart from the village, there are the hamlets of La Blondeliere in the west with Le Mollants and Le Maubuisson in the east. The commune is mixed forest and farmland with a particularly large forest to the west of the village (the Bois des Grandes Ventes).<ref name=Google>Google Maps</ref>

The Touques river passes through the commune from south to north just east of the village and continues north to join the ocean at Trouville-sur-Mer. The Ruisseau de la Marette rises in the commune and flows east into the Touques.<ref name=Google/>

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History

In 1831, Auquainville (456 inhabitants) merged with Saint-Aubin-sur-Aquainville (91 inhabitants). Saint-Aubin-sur-Auquainville was south of Auquainville.

Administration

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From	To	Name	Party	Position
1983	2014	Raymond Géret		Farmer
2014	2016	Philippe Soetaert

Demography

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Auquainvillais or Auquainvillaises in French.<ref>Le nom des habitants du 14 - Calvados, habitants.fr</ref>

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Culture and heritage

Civil heritage

The commune has a number of buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:

Lortier Manor (17th century)Template:Mérimée Icon<ref>Ministry of Culture, Mérimée Template:Mérimée Template:In lang</ref>
Caudemone Manor (15th century)Template:Mérimée Icon<ref>Ministry of Culture, Mérimée Template:Mérimée Template:In lang Template:Camera</ref>
A Mill for Fuller's Earth (19th century)Template:Mérimée Icon<ref>Ministry of Culture, Mérimée Template:Mérimée Template:In lang Template:Camera</ref>

Religious heritage

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The Church of Notre-Dame

The commune has several religious buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:

The Church of Saint Aubin (15th century).Template:Mérimée Icon<ref>Ministry of Culture, Mérimée Template:Mérimée Template:In lang</ref> The church was decommissioned when Saint-Aubin-sur-Auquainville was incorporated into the commune of Auquainville in 1831 and was then used as a burial chapel by the Custine family. The choir with a flat apse indicates the building is from the late Middle Ages. It has a single nave and tower sitting on the western gable. The windows and door have without doubt been re-engineered in the 18th century. Inside, the building has retained all of its former layout. The Church contains many items that are registered as historical objects:
- The Main Altar, seating, Tabernacle urn, Retable, an Altar Painting: the Agony of Christ in the garden of olives, and 2 Statues of St. Aubin and St. Sebastian (1787)Template:Palissy Icon<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy Template:Palissy Template:In lang Template:Camera</ref>
- A Secondary Altar, seating, Retables, and 2 Statues of the Virgin and St. Quentin (18th century)Template:Palissy Icon<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy Template:Palissy Template:In lang Template:Camera</ref>
The Church of Notre-Dame (15th century).Template:Mérimée Icon<ref>Ministry of Culture, Mérimée Template:Mérimée Template:In langTemplate:Camera</ref> The Church contains many items that are registered as historical objects:
- A Retable (17th century)Template:Palissy Icon<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy Template:Palissy Template:In lang</ref>
- A Group Sculpture: Education of the Virgin (17th century)Template:Palissy Icon<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy Template:Palissy Template:In lang</ref>
- A Retable (17th century)Template:Palissy Icon<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy Template:Palissy Template:In lang</ref>
- A Painting: The Annunciation (17th century)Template:Palissy Icon<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy Template:Palissy Template:In lang</ref>
- A Retable (17th century)Template:Palissy Icon<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy Template:Palissy Template:In lang</ref>
- A Tabernacle (17th century)Template:Palissy Icon<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy Template:Palissy Template:In lang</ref>
- A fragment of Stained glass (16th century)Template:Palissy Icon<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy Template:Palissy Template:In lang</ref>
- A Painting: The placing in the tomb (17th century)Template:Palissy Icon<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy Template:Palissy Template:In lang</ref>
- A Painting: The martyrdom of Saint Ursula (17th century)Template:Palissy Icon<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy Template:Palissy Template:In lang</ref>
- An Altar (17th century)Template:Palissy Icon<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy Template:Palissy Template:In lang Template:Camera</ref>
- An Altar (17th century)Template:Palissy Icon<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy Template:Palissy Template:In lang Template:Camera</ref>
- The Altar facing (17th century)Template:Palissy Icon<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy Template:Palissy Template:In lang Template:Camera</ref>
- The Altar wood carving of the Annunciation (17th century)Template:Palissy Icon<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy Template:Palissy Template:In lang Template:Camera</ref>
The Church of Saint Pierre has a number of items that are registered as historical objects:
- A Stained glass window with a lady's head (16th century)Template:Palissy Icon<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy Template:Palissy Template:In lang Template:Camera</ref>
- Decorative stained glass (19th century)Template:Palissy Icon<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy Template:Palissy Template:In lang</ref>
- 2 Stained glass windows: St. John and St. Mark and St. Matthew and St. Luke (19th century)Template:Palissy Icon<ref>Ministry of Culture, Palissy Template:Palissy Template:In lang Template:Camera</ref>

Church of Notre Dame
Church of Notre Dame: the Nave
Church of Notre Dame: the Altar
Church of Notre Dame: Altar detail
Church of Notre Dame: Altar detail