- the « keys » of the mill of abenon -

Address : Le Moulin d’Abenon - La Folletière-Abenon - 14290 – Orbec-en-Auge

GPS - 48°59’10 N – 0°24’54 E – Décimal : 48,9861 N – 0,4149 E

Elevation : 133 meters

Contact : Ghislaine & Francis Abadie (resp. 06 09 55 53 51 & 06 15 24 66 14)

abadie.franc@orange.fr

- The Mill of Abenon – Main Facade - East -

History

Normandy and history are one ... This assumes that one with a capital H, which takes its source in the epic

maritime Vikings. These fearsome pirates from Denmark and Norway made a reign of terror over a century.

However, they left a cultural heritage including architectural quality in Normandy.

These Norsemen, led by their leader Rollo, conquered the territory to lay the foundations of a rich civilization in the

European mind already. In 911, they founded the Duchy of Normandy. In turn, William the Conqueror, a

descendant of Vikings born in 1027 in Falaise (Calvados), affix the stone to the edifice of history by becoming king

of England in 1066. Meanwhile, the monks of Mount builded on a rocky outcrop protected by Saint Michael's a real

marvel! Normandy became for centuries in the temple of meditation in the shade of its many monasteries ...

Integrated into the kingdom of France in 1204, she was particularly struck by the effects of the Hundred Years War

and wars of religion, the Normans having converted to Protestantism more than other French. In the twentieth

century, the Allied landings in Normandy ravaged cities, including Saint-Lô, Caen and Le Havre. Normandy was

indeed a point of departure for the conquest of Europe by the Allieds, ending the German occupation. On June 6,

1944 was launched Operation Overlord, the largest amphibious operation in history military world, conducted

simultaneously on several beaches of Calvados and Manche.

Le Moulin. - The construction of the Mill of Abenon is presumed to date from the 1870s. Originally it was part of the

thirty water mills built on along the Valley Orbiquet between the source of that tributary of the Touques, located in

La Folletière-Abenon and Orbec-en-Auge 4.5 kilometers downstream. These mills used to grind grain, and also in

tanning. The Mill Abenon was a grain mill.

The Valley of the Orbiquet River downstream of the mill, and at dawn

Professional use of the Mill stopped after the Second World War, in 1954.

The site was then used in farming, especially pig farming in the 1960s. So some farm buildings still remain.

The garden, side living room and kitchen, full southern exposure

In the late 60s, the mill was bought by an industrialist of French pharmacy, for use of its river banks and in

particular fishing.

In 1979 the mill was acquired by its present owners, the Abadie family.

To date, we can say that apart from the existing kitchen, dining room, bedroom, living room and TV room, the rest

was in poor condition: stairs felt, cracked floors, and rotten window frames without glass, frame and roof ageless

letting the water pour. Toilets, outdoor, consist of a wooden hut, and a barrel topped by a perforated plate.

Besides the fact that the mill pond, brick canal supplying water to the wheel of the mill, poured from the wrong side,

flooding the basement of the mill each flood, instead of pouring water into the river below.

The canal supplying water to the wheel, and a grandson

The garden is then made of brambles two meters tall, nettles and foxgloves, fruit trees were drowned in the

greenery. The hangar cons path was about to fall, as it bent 20 degrees north.

From 1980 to 1984, development work of the ground level are undertaken (creation of two rooms at the back side

of the mill wheel, a bathroom, the entrance and toilet), and the rehabilitation of stairs, exterior Serving Gateway

(setting), and access the basement and first floor, besides creating the portal and rehabilitation of access and

garden, demolition of the main body of the pig on South slope.

The access road, private, and the shed, brand new after the 1999 storm --

From 1988 to 1991, the work of the entire first floor are made. Previously, the first floor was the workshop of the

miller, and there were still some pieces of metal milling, without decorative interest, removed during rehabilitation.

The first floor balcony was originally used to move bags of grain in and sacks of flour to return.

The garden is also decorated with new fruit trees, cherry trees, plum trees, pear and apple trees, raspberry, currant

and ornamental flower beds.

- Garden west side --

The mill is frequently used by family, originating in the Paris region, and friends of the family, both as a second home that weekend as a holiday home in the summer.

Geography

The mill is located on the town of La Folletière-Abenon. The Folletière is the name of nearby village that is located up the river, 800 meters upstream from the mill. Abenon was the village where is located the mill, and downstream. Normandy is made up of two administrative regions of Upper Normandy and Lower Normandy. Haute-Normandie comprises two departments: Seine-Maritime (76) and Eure (27). Lower Normandy has three departments: Calvados (14), Manche (50) and Orne (61).

- Honfleur - Normandy By The Numbers ...

5% of the total French surface

5.5% of the French population

a density of 115 inhabitants per km2

The mill of Abenon is at the heart of the “Pays d'Auge”. This Pays is bounded by the Valley of Touques River (which empties the Orbiquet River from the mill) to the east, the Dives River on the west, Côte Fleurie on the north and hills of Argentan on south.

This region grove, whose towns and villages bear the names of Camembert, Livarot or Pont l'Évêque is, with cows, apple trees, their cottages, regarded as the archetype of Normandy. Many of its cities, as Orbec, Lisieux, its port,

Honfleur and Trouville-sur-Mer, its beach resorts, Cabourg, Deauville, Houlgate and Villers-sur-Mer and its villages or towns, Camembert or Pont-l'Evêque has been recognized nationally and internationally.

The Pays d‟Auge is a hilly, wooded, dotted with woods or forests (forest of Saint-Gatien, forest Gouffern, etc..).

The Auge includes the townships of Blangy-le-Château, Cabourg Cambremer Cormeilles partly Dozulé, Exmes, Gace, Honfleur, Lisieux, Livarot, Mézidon-Canon Orbec Pont l'Eveque, Saint - Pierre-sur-Dives Troarn, Trouville-sur-Mer, Trun and Vimoutiers.

It is, undoubtedly, the land of horses and stables par excellence (even more evident in the Pays d'Auge Orne): Hippodrome d'Argentan, du Pin National Stud, Deauville racecourse ... But it is also the birthplace of the famous Norman cheeses: Camembert, Livarot or Pont-l'évêque, cheeses from villages and towns eponyms. Auge The cuisine is also represented by the spirits of country-specific Normandy: Calvados, cider, etc..

Lisieux is the principal city of the Auge. Located in the center, and populated by just over 20 000 inhabitants, it is also experiencing a tourist and is a place of pilgrimage with its Basilica of St. Therese of Lisieux. Other cities are Auge of Deauville, Trouville-sur-Mer, Honfleur, Vimoutiers Orbec and Cabourg.

It is a country strongly dedicated to tourism (tourism and resort). The country is classified Pays d'Art et d'Histoire.

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Welcome at the Mill, have a good read and a very nice stay

Ghislaine & Francis Abadie

As this guide is a translation of a French edition, alphabetical order can not be met in English.

Main items:

• Access

• Pets

• Barbecue

• Wood

• Camping

• Equipment degradation

• Heating

• Water Heater

• Fireplace

• Keys

• Shops

• Kitchen

• DVD

• Water

• Church

• Electricity

• Appliances

• Oven

• Smoking

• Gas

• Disabled

• Hifi

• Computers

• Garden

• Games

• Linen

• Housekeeping - Maintenance

• Weather

• Garden furniture

• Tourism

• Pharmacy

• Access Bridge

• Yard

• Food - Products

• River

• Sports - Hunting

• Sports - Equestrian

• Sports - Golf

• Sports - Fishing

• Sports - Ping Pong

• Sports - Swimming

• Sports: Jogging

• Sports - Tennis

• Sports - Cycling

• Mobile Phone

• TV - DVD

• Tourism

• Emergencies

• Neighbors

• Cars

• Metric vs UK measures

- the « keys » of the mill of abenon -

access The mill is located about one hour forty from Paris via the A13 / A14 and then A28 towards Bordeaux - Exit 15 -

Orbec (150 kilometers by road, and 175 by Highway).

GPS - Degrees: 48 ° 59'10 N - 0 ° 24'54 E - Decimal: 48.9861 N - 0.4149 E

From Orbec:

Turn around the church and take the Rue de la Croix aux Lyonnais.

Follow this street until the exit of Orbec.

At stop sign, take the D130 opposite, direction "Le Sap - La Folletière-Abenon”.

A 1.1 km (0.6mi) away, turn left towards the D130A "La Folletière-Abenon”.

Then to 1.7 km (1.0mi) away, take the paved road that goes down just after the trash depot.

150 meters down, your heart is torn between two wooden bridges, the mill is right. You are arrived.

Animals

Small pets, well-bred and civilized (!) are allowed in the Mill, their potential damage must be insured by you (liability

policy). Any damage done to them will be at your expense.

- A horse in the meadow above the Mill --

Barbecue

You will find in the basement floor a steel grill, or otherwise grids that you can land on bricks located on the stone

masonry platform, 10 meters above the living room. It's your choice ... There's no charcoal assured on the

premises.

Wood

There is wood in the shed, use it, whether for a barbecue or fire.

Camping

You can camp, sleeping under the stars in the garden ... There is no equipment at the mill, however.

Equipment degradation

If you break equipment, be kind to let us know so that we replace it before the arrival of new occupants.

Heating

The mill is heated with wood-fired boiler logs, and for that reason is not lent for winter rentals. If you are cold and do

not want to use the fireplace, or if the heat thereof is low, you have several electric coil.

HOT Water

The hot water is produced by an electric boiler, two tanks of 200 liters, that means, about a dozen showers of 20

liters, or two and a half baths. If you are many, consider spreading your showers between morning and evening.

Fireplace

You use the fireplace whenever you want, the obligation is to use it as a “good father” :

• Avoid and eliminate the embers exploded on the wood of the floor

• Turn on the firewall when you are away or go to bed

• Do not major outbreak, 35-40 cm (15-18 inches) above the fireplace; this chimney is not a castle chimney and is

not designed for that : the risk is chimney fire.

With the pot on the edge of the fireplace, you will make an excellent pot-au-feu.

Keys

There is a set of keys containing the keys of the gate, the main door and exterior doors from the lounge and dining

room, plus a key of the last two gates. If you leave the mill in several groups, you can always give a game to a

group and one game to another.

Shops

Emergencies : see section „EMERGENCIES‟

Tourism Bureau : 6 r Grande 14290 ORBEC, t : 02 31 32 56 68

Orbec downtown offers all the shops and two supermarkets.

In downtown, we recommend all shops including the butcher, the fishmonger (end of town), which manufactures

trays of seafood at unbeatable prices and always impeccably fresh (plateau at 20 € per person - prices 2010), the

bakery Retrod'Or, and opposite it, Pastry of sisters Domer (worth the detour). A grocery store, Fortin, right side,

proposes the need for food and Normandy cheeses ripened with care.

In the center always, you find two pharmacies, two tobacco shops (one in town center, the other end of town,

opposite the fish shop), banks and hairdressers, a newsagent.

In short, the city centre is rich in independent businesses ...

Butcher Butel Laurent.77 r Grande 14290 ORBEC 02 31 32 82 71

Deli - Poultry Royeau Jean-Claude .45 r Grande 14290 ORBEC 02 31 32 73 95

Deli - Poultry Jardin Jany .87 r Grande 14290 ORBEC 02 31 32 73 84 - 02 31 61 97 58

Fish Le Phare Plateau fruit de mer - plat du jour Plats cuisinés –homards et langoustes sur commande - Moules

de Barfleur 146 r Grande 14290 ORBEC tél-fax : 02 31 31 33 41

Grocery Fortin 82 r Grande 14290 ORBEC 02 31 32 80 47

Pastry Domer 73 r Grande 14290 ORBEC 02 31 32 83 41

The two fuel stations are located: Carrefour Market Station-Car Wash: Beausoleil La Vespière, 02 31 48 59 90 (coming from the mill, across the center of Orbec; the roundabout at the exit of Orbec, turn right towards La Vespière). Elan: Route de Montreuil-l'Argillé starting from the church of Orbec. The main supermarket, Carrefour Market is located at La Vespière, adjacent Orbec city: coming from the mill, across the center of Orbec; the roundabout at the exit of Orbec, turn right towards La Vespière.

Church : 5 place du presbytère, Tél. 02.31.32.82.24 Ambulances Ambulances du Pays d‟Auge, Pôle paramédical, rue Basse-Franconie, 02.31.32.80.80 Ambulances orbecquoises 93 rue Grande Tél. 02.31.63.50.57 Dentists Louis DESTACAMP 35 rue Grande Tél. 02.31.32.70.15 Ahmad HOURI 8 rue Grande Tél. 02.31.32.71.29 Fax. 02.31.32.75.44 Hospital Local - Maison de retraite 70 rue Grande Tél. 02.31.32.83.31 Nursing Christine DUVAL, Madleen GUINGOUAIN, Marie-Thérèse MOLINARO et Loïc PECQUET 4 rue du Baillage Tél. 02.31.32.80.37 HOMMAIS MISSIAEN (SCM) 36 rue des Canadiens Tél. 02.31.32.82.45 Physical therapists Etienne COOL, Valérie RIVET-LOUDIG Pôle paramédical, rue Basse-Franconie Tél. 02.31.32.73.74 Fax. 02.31.32.73.74 e-mail : scm.dumanoir@wanadoo.fr Patrick GIBERT 7 rue des Trois-Croissants Tél. 02.31.32.81.64 Doctors Jean-Daniel LINE 26 rue des Trois-Croissants Tél. 02.31.32.74.72 Anni PITHON 28 rue du Général De Gaulle Tél. 02.31.32.73.77 Louis STEFANI 6 venelle Douesnard Tél. 02.31.32.80.94 Khélil ZAOUCHE 15 rue du Docteur PellerinTél. 02.31.32.80.16 Pédicure Yannick MORELPôle paramédical, rue Basse-Franconie 02 31 63 74 53 - 06 16 92 74 55 Pharmacies : Emergency pharmacy Tél. 32 37 Pharmacie de l‟Avenir 125-127 rue Grande Tél. 02.31.32.89.32 ou 02.31.32.89.49 Pharmacie de l‟Orbiquet 49 rue Grande Tél. 02.31.32.71.39 Post Office rue de Verdun Tél. 02.31.48.29.80 Monday-friday : 8h30-12h et 14h-17h, saturday: 8h30-12h Taxi Pôle paramédical rue Basse-Franconie Tél. 02.31.32.35.40 Veterinary CHANET 133 rue GrandeTél. 02.31.32.80.77 PINOT-PITARD (S.C.P.) Rue de Beauvoir Tél. 02.31.32.88.77

Kitchen

The kitchen has a 2-compartment sink, a fridge with independent freezer, 4 burner stove and gas oven, a dishwasher, a microwave, coffeemaker, a toaster, a cooker hood, electric coffee maker. The gas cylinder is located in the bottom corner cupboard between the sink and stove, it should open the gas valve of the bottle before lighting the stove. To turn on the oven, remove the bottom plate of the oven, open the gas valve of the oven, light (matches, lighters or fire starter), return the plate. The kitchen has dishes, tableware, cutlery, glasses, pots and pans in quantities sufficient for ten people. If you break equipment, be kind to let us know so that we replace it before the arrival of new occupants.

DVD

The mill is equipped with television and satellite, catching the main channels.

A DVD is also available.

Water

The water is drinkable, as everywhere in France. It may sink slightly colored at the beginning of the occupation,

when it has not sunk for a long time. This may lead some to prefer bottled water.

However, we drink tap water, from public network, for thirty years without damage.

Church

Parish: 5 rue du Presbytère, Orbec. Tel. 02.31.32.82.24

Electricity

The electric board is located behind the cellar door, hall closet (where is the alarm box).

Appliances

In addition to kitchen appliances (see this word), you have at disposal a washing machine, dryer, drying stuff, a hair

dryer.

OVEN

The oven runs on gas. The gas cylinder is located in the bottom corner cupboard between the sink and stove.

It should open the gas valve of the bottle before lighting the stove. To turn on the oven, remove the bottom plate of

the oven, open the gas valve of the oven, light (matches, lighters or fire starter), return the plate. Another gas

cylinder is located in the basement, when the first is empty.

Smoking

The mill is a non-smoking house.

GAS

The stove works with gas. The gas cylinder is located in the bottom corner cupboard between the sink and stove, it

should open the gas valve of the bottle before lighting the stove. Another gas cylinder is located in the basement.

Disabled

We regret to inform you that the mill can not be brought up to standard PMR-Disabled Persons.

Hifi

The mill is equipped with a hi-fi and CD player. No MP3 yet.

Computers

There is no computer connection on site, the mobile network is good and allows the use of a 3G card.

It is not known at this time of free connection close to the Mill (no MacDonalds around !). See with the Office of

Tourism (6 Rue Grande 14290 ORBEC r, t: 02 31 32 56 68) ways to connect during your stay.

Garden

The garden is private and it is for your exclusive use and enjoyment. Do not let hikers penetrate. They sometimes

have a tendency, when at the bridge, to penetrate to 'see' the mill wheel. You're at home, not them.

In the garden, do not hesitate to lunch in the shade of an apple tree ... Two-thirds of the garden are closed with

fences, so to restrict partly the direct access to the river.

See also 'Garden Furniture'.

GAMES

There are games in Moulin (Scrabble, Monopoly ...), a set of tarot, and for children markers, pencils and water-

paint.

Children can play outside with the swing and rigging ...

Ask the Tourisme Bureau in Orbec for all activities around : Ball-trap, Dance, Chess, Tennis, Bike, Yoga…

Linen

Linen is not provided. We can provide all linen with beds made on demand, and with supplement.

If not, bring your towels, sheets, towels, bath mats, sheets, pillow and quilt.

Measurements of beds are:

housekeeping - maintenance

You must leave the mill with the housework done, dishwasher and refrigerator emptied and cleaned.

All equipment and household products are in the kitchen or the cellar in the entrance. There are brooms, mops and

vacuum cleaner.

You can find light bulbs under the sink, in the kitchen or in the cupboard on the left on the chimney.

WEATHER

Phone Météo France - Calvados at 08 92 68 02 14.

Garden furniture

If not installed on your arrival, you will find on the basement floor garden furniture needed for your stay (one round table, a small feeder table, four chairs and armchairs in steel, in addition to the white folding chairs that located inside the mill, in rooms). Decks chairs, four in number, are either in the lounge or in the room at the back, behind the bunk beds. An umbrella is in the lounge.

Tourism bureau

6 Grande 14290 ORBEC r, t: 02 31 32 56 68 We let up on the leaflets issued by the Office of Tourism. There is no local tourist guide. Ask them all activities

around : Ball-trap, Dance, Chess, Tennis, Bike, Yoga…

Pharmacy

There is a medicine cabinet on the spot in the cupboard next to the chimney. The pharmacy is equipped with bandages, gauze, cotton, disinfectant, acetaminophen, aspi-venom. The pharmacies in town are: Pharmacie de l‟Avenir 125-127 rue Grande Tél. 02.31.32.89.32 ou 02.31.32.89.49 Pharmacie de l‟Orbiquet 49 rue Grande Tél. 02.31.32.71.39 Phone number of emergency drugstore : Tel. 32 37.

Access Bridge

The access bridge to the mill was rebuilt in 1995. We do not know what is its strength in terms of weight, but a car

cross it without any problem. No camping car.

kitchen garden

Did you see the kitchen garden and orchard, use fruit and vegetables, herbs to your salads (thyme, rosemary, mint,

chives, sorrel ...)

- The Mill, seen from the kitchen-garden - west side -

Dining - local products

There is no food provided at the Mill. It's your turn to improve cooking ...

Normandy is rich in many famous productions in many food sectors: cheese, butter, cream, milk, cider, but also

meat, seafood (fish and shellfish), vegetables, sugar, poultry ...

Excerpt from Normandy Tourism site: "For Norman, eating well is more than tradition ... it is a duty! His cuisine is

simple, from milk and apples, it takes a profusion of products that adorn the plates of a natural flavor. Normandy is

present on all fronts and is one of the few areas providing food and whole variety of appetizers to desserts, plus

beverages!

The Norman pick his food at sea and in the orchard, and his table is lined, flounders from Dieppe and Normandy

oysters.

Lambs of salted pasture, chicken Vallée d'Auge and the Rouen duck, its breeding is matched only by the soft

cheeses: the heart of Neuchatel, the Pont-L‟Evêque, Livarot nicknamed " Colonel "and the round Camembert of

Marie Harel known worldwide.

For dessert, the Bourdelot or teurgoule and the slats for the caramel or the Isigny sugar apple of Rouen. The drink

should be dry or sweet cider, silent or sparkling perry, interspersed occasionally with a “Trou Normand”, which is to

take a break of Calvados alcohol with apple ice cream, in the middle of dinner. The spirit of the apple is in the

Calvados and is found in the Pommeau. Happiness is finally a tear of Benedictine.

River

The river access is not secure : access is closed, but the protection does not meet security requirements required

by law on the safety of pools and ponds. The responsibility of renters can not be blamed for this.

The Orbiquet is a tributary of the Touques (right bank).

30 kilometers long, this river rises south of Orbec to Folletière-Abenon, immediately directs its course north-west, to

Lisieux joined by a valley before flowing into this city with Touques. Its source is said Vauclusien whose resurgence

during floods can "spit" a tidal wave of a meter high or more. The average flow of the source is about 450L/Sec

making it the fourth largest "Vaucluse" source of France.

Prior to the spring-Folletière Abenon the Orbiquet be powered by at least two underground rivers. The various

exploration by divers cavers for more than 30 years have recognized 815 meters of tunnels into two branches. The

underground drainage system would extend further. The Orbiquet is so powerful that a mill was running sixty

meters from the source, of which only the wheel remains. There is a legend that claims many wisps emerging from

the source. That is the origin of the name of the town (wisp in french is said „feu follet‟, so La Folletière).

Sports – Hunting & fishing

Hunting & fishing rights are owned by third persons who are owners. Offenders are liable to a fine.

Sports – Horse riding

There are several horse riding clubs around. We're not riders, and are therefore unable to recommend one over

another.

From Orbec:

Boitard Alain [200m] bois Capucins 14290 ORBEC 02 31 32 84 74

Les Ecuries De La Rigaudière [6km] .Bourg 14290 CHAPELLE YVON (LA) 02 31 62 85 79

Ferme Equestre du Bois Belloir [9km] .Le bois Belloir 27390 MONTREUIL L'ARGILLÉ .02 32 44 75 39

DE VALENS [9km] .Bois Guillaume 27230 DRUCOURT 09 62 25 52 30

Poney Club des Petites Canailles [9km] .Bois Guillaume 27230 DRUCOURT 02 32 45 87 47

Club Hippique la Cavale [10km] .Montenay 27300 SAINT VICTOR DE CHRETIENVILLE 02 32 45 09 04

Sports - Golf

From Orbec:

Golf Conservation [16km] .r Val Couture 27300 BERNAY 06 45 86 45 56

Golf Barrière de Saint Julien [32km] .La Briqueterie 14130 SAINT JULIEN SUR CALONNE 02 31 64 30 30

Golf de l'Amirauté [39km] .Haras des Chaumes 14800 TOURGEVILLE 02 31 88 38 00

Golf de Champ de Bataille [39km] .Champ De Bataille 27110 LE NEUBOURG 02 32 35 03 72

Sports - Ping Pong

A table is available in the basement floor.

Sports – Swimming

There is no pool at the Mill. The river flows between 5 ° C and 12 ° C. Closest to Orbec: Piscine Municipale [15km] 9 r Stade 27300 BERNAY 02 32 43 10 82 Piscine Le Nautile [18km] 25 r Joseph Guillonneau 14100 LISIEUX 02 31 48 66 66 And of course the beaches, Deauville is the nearest beach (40 minutes).

Sports: Jogging - Walking

You will find a map of the area (IGN map) with all roads and uneven, you can build yourself your walking routes.

We can advise you, however, two jogging routes that we appreciate.

Bring your boots, paths can be muddy or at least humid.

You can also get to the Tourist GUIDE OF RIDES IN COUNTRY OF ORBIQUET RIVER VALLEY (available at the

Toursim Bureau). You can buy this guide and discover the heart of the Vallée d‟Auge through 200 kilometers of

roads open. Price of the guide: 6 €

Course 4.5 kilometers (30 minutes of jogging for the average runner - 23 minutes for regular rider - twice on foot)

La Folletière – Bosc Robert (Guilhaume ?) – Little roads and forest paths

Course 10 kilometers (60 minutes of jogging for the average runner - 50 minutes for regular rider - twice on foot)

La Folletière – Bosc Robert (Guilhaume ?) – Little roads and forest paths

Sports - Tennis

CS Orbec Tennis - Bois des Capucins - Président :Julien Loudig -Tél. 02 31 32 88 26- Mail. 18140161@fft.fr

Practice & Training during holidays 7 days a week

Sports - biking

No bike available on site, you can rent them (see Tourism Bureau)

mobile phone

The mobile network is good, in the mill as in the garden.

Le Moulin

Le Moulin

TV – DVD

The mill is equipped with television and satellite, catching the main channels.

A DVD player is also available.

Tourism

Things to see and visit and tour are not lacking, we leave voluntarily this to the guides and the Tourist Office of

Orbec. See Http://www.normandie-tourisme.fr

Comité Régional de Tourisme de Normandie, 14, rue Charles Corbeau, 27000 Evreux,

Tél : 33 (0)2 32 33 79 00 - Fax : 33 (0)2 32 31 19 04

Email : info@normandie-tourisme.fr

Comité Départemental de Tourisme du Calvados , 8, rue Renoir, 14 054 Caen Cedex 4

Tel : 33 (0)2 31 27 90 30 - Fax : 33 (0)2 31 27 90 35

Email : cdt@cg14.fr

Web : http://www.calvados-tourisme.com/

EMERGENCIES (SEE ALSO ‘SHOPS’)

Police station : 4 route de St Martin de Bienfaite, Tél. 17 or 02.31.31.89.76 Fire station : 6 route de St Martin de Bienfaite, Tél. 18 or 02.31.32.80.18 Medical emergencies : Tél. 15 Poison control centre (Rouen) - Tél. 02.35.88.44.00 Pharmacies : Tél. 32 37 Pharmacie de l‟Avenir 125-127 rue Grande Tél. 02.31.32.89.32 ou 02.31.32.89.49 Pharmacie de l‟Orbiquet 49 rue Grande Tél. 02.31.32.71.39

NEIGHBOuRhood

The first neighbour lives at 800 meters (half mile), enough to enjoy your stay in peace ...

Cars

The garden is enclosed and you have many places to park many cars in the garden.

In addition, three cars can be parked covered under the shed.

METRIC VS.anglosaxon measures

1 inch = 0,0254 meter = 2,54 centimeters

1 foot = 12 inches = 0,3048 meter = 30,48 centimeters

1 yard = 3 feet = 0,9144 meter = 91,44 centimeters

1 mile = 1,609 kilometer

A acre = 0,4047 hectare (1 hectare = 10000 square meters)

1 fluid ounce = 29,5 cubic centimeter = 0,03 litre

1 pint = 0,57 litre

1 ounce (oz) = 28 gramme = 0,028 kilogramme

1 pound = 16 oz. = 450 grammes = 0,45 kilogramme

To °Fahrenheit : 9/5 °C +32

To °Celsius : 5/9 °F -32