Pont-Audemer (Upper Normandy) Pop: 9,000

A small agricultural hamlet, Pont-Audemer delights in its attractive architectural legacy.

Because it is surrounded by canals and the Risle River Pont-Audemer has been referred to as the "Venice of Normandy."

Attractions in Pont-Audemer

Saint-Ouen church with its Renaissance stained glass

Notre-Dame du Bec abbey

Harcourt Chateau

Museum of mechanical music

Battlefield Chateau

House Canel

Tidal Bore Festival - annually in June and July

Mirliton - stuffed, chocolate mousse cake

Bovary trout