Vaux-sur-Aure (French pronunciation: [vo syʁ oʁ] ⓘ, literally Vaux on Aure) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
The Barons de Gratot (Argouges) resided at the Château de Gratot in Vaux-sur-Aure. According to the French Wikipedia a legend is that a Lord of Argouges met a Fairy woman who agreed to be his wife provided he never spoke the word "Mort" [death] which was considered profane language; however he spoke it and the Fairy vanished; this legend is associated with both Château de Gratot and the Château de Argouges at Argouges.[3]
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Coat of arms of the Barons de Gratot (Argouges) -
Château de Argouges in Vaux-sur-Aure.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 265 | — |
| 1968 | 250 | −5.7% |
| 1975 | 296 | +18.4% |
| 1982 | 318 | +7.4% |
| 1990 | 324 | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 344 | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 316 | −8.1% |
International relations
Vaux-sur-Aure has international relations with the city of Nagasaki, Japan, since 2005. It was a sister city of Sotome, now a subdivision of Nagasaki, since 1978.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ (A variation of this legend is found in "Ripley's Believe It or Not" (volume) V .pp.64-65)
- ^ International Exchange Nagasaki
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