| Bocages et vergers du sud Pays d'Auge | |
|---|---|
  Location within France | |
| Location | Orne, Normandy |
| Coordinates | 48°44′02″N0°17′49″E / 48.73389°N 0.29694°E |
| Area | 21,511 ha (83.05 sq mi) |
| Established | 12 December, 2008 |
Bocages et vergers du sud Pays d'Auge translated as the Bocages and orchards of the southern Pays d'Auge is a Natura 2000 conservation area that is 21,511 hectares in size. [1]
The area is a well-preserved wooded landscape that features dense hedges which shelter old trees whose pollarding has allowed cavities to appear in these trees, suitable for certain types of insects. [2] The area is mostly agricultural with 5 % being scrubland and the remaining 5% being forested. [1]
It is spread across 27 different communes all within the Orne department; [1]
The conservation area has three species of insect listed in Annex 2 of the Habitats Directive; [3]