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- ↑ chosesasavoir (2020-05-28). "Podcast Choses à Savoir D'où vient le chausson aux pommes ?". Choses à Savoir (in French). Retrieved 2023-03-15.
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- ↑ editmairie (2021-08-12). "Fête du Chausson aux Pommes". Saint-Calais (in French). Retrieved 2023-03-15.
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