The Landscape charter of the four cantons of the Pays d’AUGE

AN ORIGINAL STEP

excerpts from the explanatory booklet of the exhibition ( see the 3 pages of the complete booklet )

The quality of the Auge landscapes is a common heritage and a capital that everyone must develop. This postulate was at the origin of the creation of the landscape charter that unites the four cantons of the Pays d’Auge : Cambremer, Blangy-le-Château, Dozulé and Pont l’Evêque
An act of faith of the local elected representatives, this charter was undertaken to reach four objectives:

  • To create an inventory of landscapes.

  • To use the inventory as a reference for overall landscapes projects, useful when drawing up planning documents and for building permit landscape appreciation.

  • To implement landscape improvement work.

  • To contribute towards the cultural development and awareness of the inhabitants.

The originality of the work assumed in these four cantons is that an interest is taken in the ordinary as well as the exceptional landscapes. The landscapes reflect a changing reality , bear the signs of local fragilities or dynamism. A result of the agriculture, the landscapes are the expression of a society’s culture and human activities. This is shown by the exhibition, in 54 panels, dedicated to the eight collections of landscapes of these four cantons.

On this Internet site,the original presentation of each panel has been respected but to facilitate an easy reading some slight technical modifications have been brought. Please note that a few panels are not represented.


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