Bacqueville En Caux, St Leonard's stained glass windowBacqueville En Caux, St Leonard's stained glass window
©Stained glass window of Saint-Léonard, St Pierre Church Bacqueville-en-Caux|Aurore Pélerin

History and Legends

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In the Terroir de Caux, small stories are mixed with big ones, and sometimes take unexpected detours… Popular or religious beliefs, settings of novels and secular legends give our local heritage a particular flavor.

Legendary tales and

Secrets of History

Did you know that Maurice Leblanc made Arsène Lupin pass through here? That many royal guests have stayed in the area? That our knights fought alongside William the Conqueror? Why is Greuville called the Land of Wizards? Do you know the powers of the Cross of Saint-Léonard in Bacqueville-en-Caux, of the Cross of Sainte-Apolline in Ouville-la-Rivière and the virtues of the Fountain Saint-Sulpice in Val-de-Saâne ? Welcome to Terroir de Caux, land of History and Legends!

Lammerville church organLammerville church organ
©The organ of Marie Leszcynska|Adeline Bléteau-Bertin
A royal organ in Lammerville
Bacqueville En Caux, St Leonard's stained glass windowBacqueville En Caux, St Leonard's stained glass window
©Stained glass window of Saint-Léonard, St Pierre Church Bacqueville-en-Caux|Aurore Pélerin
In the footsteps of the Sieurs de Bacqueville
Cross of Sainte-Apolline, Ouville-la-RivièreCross of Sainte-Apolline, Ouville-la-Rivière
©The Cross of Sainte-Apolline in Ouville-la-Rivière and its ribbons|Zoë Tirilly
The magical places of the Terroir de Caux
Old postcard Auberge du Cygne TotesOld postcard Auberge du Cygne Totes
©Postcard of the Hotel du Cygne in Totes|Collection A. Rigel
L’Auberge du Cygne : V.I.P. den
Greuville storytelling tour on the trail of the WizardsGreuville storytelling tour on the trail of the Wizards
©Greuville, Tales from the Wizards' Square|© Zoe Tirilly
In the Land of Witches
HalloweenHalloween
©Halloween|©Pexels - Pixabay
The creepy places of the Terroir de Caux
The castle of Gueures loops 13 and 15The castle of Gueures loops 13 and 15
©Passage behind the castle of Gueures on loops 13 and 15|Sma76 A.beauvois
Maurice, Arsène and the Terroir of Caux

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