What is Pays de Caux?
[[File:Caux (Pays de) localization.jpg|thumb|Location within France]] The '''Pays de Caux''' ({{IPA-fr|pɛi də ko|pron}}) is an area in [[Normandy]], [[France]]. It makes up the greater part of the [[France|French]] ''[[département in France|département]]'' of [[Seine-Maritime|Seine Maritime]] in [[Normandy]]. It is a [[chalk]] [[plateau]] to the north of the Seine [[Estuary]] and extends to the [[cliff]]s on the [[English Channel]] coast. Its coastline is called the [[Côte d'Albâtre]]. In the east, it borders on the [[Pays de Bray]] where the layers of [[soil]] below the chalk show through. The area depends on [[manufacturing]] more than as [[agriculture]]. Even so, the soil quality of the Pays de Caux is the finest in France.<ref>John Pinkerton, ''A general collection of ... voyages and travels in all parts of the world'' (Longman, Hurst, Rees, et al., 1809), p. 393</ref> It is also known for its fine [[fabric]]s. [[Cauchois dialect|Cauchois]] is a [[dialect]] of the [[Norman language]]. The Pays de Caux is one of the last places outside the [[Cotentin Peninsula]] where the Norman language is spoken. Its main [[city|cities]] are [[Le Havre]], [[Dieppe, Seine-Maritime|Dieppe]], [[Fécamp]], [[Yvetot]] and [[Étretat]]. In the [[Norman language]] ''caux'' means [[lime (mineral)|lime]], [[calcium carbonate]]. ==Artistic connections== The [[:en:wikt:rugged|rugged]] [[:wikt:scenery|scenery]] of the Pays de Caux is only a short distance from [[Paris]]. [[Artist]]s including [[Claude Monet]] and [[Gustave Courbet]] came there to [[Painting|paint]]. <gallery> Image:Pierre-Auguste Renoir 081.jpg|[[Pierre-Auguste Renoir|Renoir]] Image:Monet w822.jpg|[[Claude Monet|Monet]] Image:Claude Monet 020.jpg|Monet Image:Gustave Courbet 015.jpg|[[Gustave Courbet|Courbet]] </gallery> == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:Seine-Maritime]]