Vaux-sur-Aure
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.
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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.