Saint-Pierre-sur-Dives

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Saint-Pierre-sur-Dives is a commune and seat of a canton of northern France, in the Pays d'Auge, in the Calvados département, part of the région of Basse-Normandie. Its postal code is 14170. The INSEE code is 14654.

Population: 4,020
Area: 9.68 km²
Elevation: 32 m

The Abbey Church, was rebuilt in the 12th century and 13th centuries and restored and modified in the 16th and 17th centuries, replacing the former abbey church built in 1012 by William the Conqueror's aunt, Countess Lesceline. The church was entirely restored in the 16th century. By that time it got its general current appearance: a long main nave with two aisles and five radiating chapels, in the gothic style.

Weekly open-air market every Monday morning in the square which surrounds the 11th century Halles, or market hall. Cattle market every Monday in the market square. About a hundred calves are sold to the breeders every week as well as sheep, pigs and some goats. There is also an antiques market the first Sunday of each month at the Halles.

The Protective Botanical Garden collects old varieties of flowers and vegetables.

Saint-Pierre-sur-Dives was twinned with the Devon town Ivybridge on June 26, 1972.