Pays d'Ouche

The Pays d' Ouche is a landscape of Normandy in the north-east of the department of Orne and the South West of the department of Eure.

Geography

Its center is the valley of Risle above Beaumont- le -Roger. The Pays d' Ouche is limited by the Charentonne the west, the Iton in the east, the Avre in the south and in the north of an imaginary line between Évreux, Beaumont -le- Roger and Bernay. In the west it touches the Pays d'Auge ( Pagus Algiae ) and to the south the Perche. The main locations are: L' Aigle, Bernay, Breteuil, Conches -en- Ouche and Rugles. The soil is rich in silica, clay minerals and sand and occasionally covered with silt.

History

The area of the Pays d' Ouche corresponds to the Archdeacon Ouche, the pagus Uticensis. The name Ouche is from the Indo-European root word ot or ut (, forest ') and the Celtic place names shipment * ika - composed (compare * are- mor - ika).

Economy

The region is mainly used for agricultural purposes. It's such a relatively poor soils and large forests ( Breteuil, Conches -en- Ouche ) ago. One important industry is the cattle.