Around Saint-Vaast-en-Auge, the landscape consists of fields surrounded by bocage hedgerows typical of the Normandy countryside. Cows and horses are among the defining animals in this landscape. Saint-Vaast-en-Auge is approximately ten minutes from Houlgate Beach.
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Landscape
The hiking loop passes through the Bois de Saint-Vaast-en-Auge. A Horsa glider crashed in the Bois de Saint-Vaast-en-Auge.
History and Culture
The Church of Saint-Ortaire is located at the bottom of a valley, dates from the 13th century, and is a very pure example of 13th-century Gothic architecture. It houses a 15th-century baptismal font classified as an object under the Monuments historiques. A double washhouse is located near the Church of Saint-Ortaire.
At the former mayor's office, a memorial commemorates 12 English and Canadian paratroopers who died in Saint-Vaast on the night of 6 June 1944. On 6 June 1944, a Horsa glider crashed in Saint-Vaast-en-Auge; both pilots were killed.
Signalman Douglas Davis is buried in the churchyard of Saint-Vaast-en-Auge. There are 12 Commonwealth war graves from the 1939–1945 war, as well as original grave markers for soldiers buried there who were killed on D-Day. The Commonwealth war graves are located in the lower-right corner of the churchyard. The churchyard of Saint-Vaast-en-Auge is next to a level crossing in the village.
Hiking
The “De Villers-sur-Mer à Saint-Vaast-en-Auge” route is a 15.7 km circular hike starting in Villers-sur-Mer. It is described as a moderately difficult four-hour hike and runs along the Saint-Vaast stream.
A hiking loop approximately 14 km long to the southwest of Villers-sur-Mer passes through Saint-Vaast-en-Auge, among other places. Depending on your pace, you should allow around 4 hours and 40 minutes for this loop.
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