Regional cheese and cream stores Normandy

You're bound to be familiar with Maison Jort cheeses, among the oldest traditional cheesemakers in the Pays d'Auge. Winner of the 2015 Gold Medal at the Concours Général Agricole, the Jort brand has been setting the standard since 1888. Passion, know-how and tradition are the ingredients of its "Camembert de Normandie" PDO. Every day, milk is collected from local producers who share the same commitment to making this raw-milk, ladle-molded Camembert. Tasting recommended at the Saint-Pierre-en-Auge boutique!

Gillot Fromagerie was born in 1912 on the site it has occupied for a century in the heart of the Ornais Bocage. Six families have come together to live the real Norman cheese of tradition. Normand Lait milk is collected within a radius of 25 km and follows a path as demanding as monitored before being transformed into a PDO Pie. The quality of this milk is the result of close collaboration between the producers and the cheese factory.

This cheese dairy was founded in 1931 by Théodore Réaux. From the outset, production focused on ladle-molded Camembert made from raw milk, and the dairy opens its doors to the public. You'll visit the AOC Camembert production workshops, then move on to the molding and renneting workshop, and discover the hâloirs, the ripening cellar and the packaging line. The cheeses, which won 5 medals again this year, can be purchased in the store.

Chevalait is a breeder located in Chailloué, in the town of La Moisière. They offer a range of cosmetics and food products based on organic mare's milk. Their cosmetics include shower gels, shampoos and face and body creams. Their food products include fresh, low-temperature pasteurized milk and mare's milk powder. Payments are accepted by credit card, Visa, MasterCard and Paypal. Returns are accepted on unopened products within 7 days of receipt. Chevalait is committed to organic farming and supports the Percheron draught horse breed. They created their company to give a purpose and a raison d'être to this endangered breed.

An address where you can buy all Norman dairy products: fresh cream, butter, white cheeses in faisselle and moulded, yaourts… You can also buy a calf high to whole milk. Most: cowboy atmosphere with the rearing of hartford cows and horse quater horse. Farmers also hold a stand on the Alençon markets (Thursday and Saturday).

If you are looking for excellent dishes, made with local products in the rules of the art, and that you can get directly from the producer, look no further! It is indeed in the small village of La Haye-Bellefond, near Villidieu, that Sylvain Hardel's farm welcomes you every day from 5:30 pm to 7 pm. You will find here fresh creams, churned butter and, of course, Camembert. Lovers of short circuits, you will be rewarded with a top quality welcome.

For over 70 years, the Bréant family has been producing milk and transforming it into an excellent Camembert. So excellent, in fact, that it was awarded the gold medal at the Mondial du Fromage 2023 and is exported as far away as Japan! Today, the five brothers, who make up the ^3rd generation of breeders, run the business. To discover the crème des camemberts, you can visit the farm's self-service store in Terre-de-Caux. Take the opportunity to say hello to the animals grazing in the pasture.

At La Moissonnière, we reserve for you the fervaques, the latest of the cheeses that will be a sign of growing success. Its recipe with raw whole milk has been refined by Carole and Olivier. The couple, installed since 2011, also keeps the Pont-l'évêque AOC-AOP (produced since 1946) and the Pavé d'Auge from their predecessors. The visit is an opportunity to discover some manufacturing secrets. A life-size lesson where you can see the milk being transformed into cheese from the cow's udder to the cheese mat where, washed with water and roucou, the fervaques take on their orange colour.

It is the home of cheese in the city, and we must admit that the loyalty of the clientele is not without reason! Because this Carnival of Cheeses (you'll appreciate the nod to the famous annual meeting in Granville) offers hundreds of references, some of which are made by the owners. Here, they know a lot about cheese, and the advice and welcome are excellent. François and Nadia will have no shortage of little wonders to offer you, starting with the unmissable Durand Camembert, of which they are the producers.

It was while studying during an internship that young Noémie discovered the best that goats could give. Combined with her know-how, the idea of launching her own cheese-making business was an obvious one. Installed in the family farm, she offers many kinds of cheese: fresh, matured, flavoured. It is excellent, fresh, and directly distributed from the producer to the consumer! To get some, nothing could be simpler: come to the farm at the dedicated hours, or don't hesitate to go to the distribution shops!

Not easy to find if you're not careful. La Fromagerie d'Annabelle is tucked away down the street. The store's window is as tempting as the cheese is good. Yum! The aroma of cheese immediately tells you that maturing is everywhere here! Annabelle, who works with her sister, fell in love with cream (fresh) and cheese (raw milk) during her apprenticeship with a leading Parisian cheesemaker and at the markets. She knows what she's talking about, and she's in love with it. Who'd have thought it? Her store is probably the first cheese shop in Pont-l'Evêque. What a feat! Cheese is like fruit: it has its seasons and can't be at its best at any time of year. That's why she makes her trays according to their origin and maturation. Each week has its own selection. The princes of Normandy rub shoulders with their cousins from the North, Centre, East and South. This is an address that smacks of sincerity, simplicity and good produce.

This event is held only during the summer months, on Wednesday mornings. Logically called "les rendez-vous du mercredi", they allow you to discover the magnificent farm of La Vallière, in Saint-Malo-de-la-Lande. Here, horses and goats are bred, and you will not miss anything to know them perfectly. You will be milked, put out to pasture, discover the nursery with the kids, and the whole thing will be topped off with a nice brunch. We will think to book in advance, to check the availability

This nice cheese shop has chosen to move closer to Cherbourg town centre by migrating from Équeurdreville. Just a stone's throw from the theatre, the beautiful shop surprises with its impressive selection, most of which comes from local producers. In the basement, a ripening room allows Duronaj to offer excellent cheeses. Finally, like any good cheese shop, dairy products are offered. Special mention to the reception and the great knowledge of the staff, who know their products and how to advise customers.

In this vast space, the cows live at their own pace: they graze in huge fields greened by the climate, and are milked when they want, the system being automated. Result: no stress for the cows, and excellent milk! The farm produces creams, yoghurts, white cheeses, and of course all are delicious! On the website, you will find a map with the distribution places, which are mainly in the Manche, but also in the north of Calvados. We validate these 100% natural products.

This is the story of a family who fell in love with the region and bought a small house in Gathemo for the holidays. As the years went by, the idea of creating a business here matured. Among the proposals, the direct sale of farm cheese made from raw goat's milk, produced on the spot, but also of local products. The visit of the goat farm is possible by appointment: children love it. And for those who can't go to the farm to buy cheese, the Manchevrette has a stand at various markets in the region.

As lovers of quality cheese, the Fromagerie du Vieux Marché is simply one of the best addresses in Rouen and a must in the area. All the cheeses sold here are matured and rigorously selected throughout France. When shopping, take advantage of the advice of the local master for a guaranteed taste pleasure when unpacking these precious cheeses. On request, the shop can prepare a complete tray with sheep's milk cheeses, a vacherin, a neufchâtel, a real Comté or an old Fribourg. Not to mention the large varieties of goats in season, mozzarella with Neapolitan sauce or Sassenage blue. Other products from the region can be found here, such as eggs, Norman cider or even small pastries. The sausages are also available for sale with the same principle of authenticity and quality as for cheese. Here is an address that is highly recommended. A sure bet for cheese lovers!

How we love to find a beautiful traditional farm like this one, just off the beaten track. You'll be proud to take home a farmhouse PDO Pont-l'Évêque. Thank you, Sabine and Gilbert! The duo, who have been raising forage-fed dairy cows on their farm since 2004, transform the milk of their protégés into fresh products: crème crue, butter, fromage blanc fermier, faisselle and whole-milk yoghurts. Winners of numerous medals at the Concours Général Agricole, the couple have expanded their range over the years. The whole Pays d'Auge served up on a platter!

This is a cheese lover's paradise, and that's why this store bears its name so well! In this shop, all the specialties that delight the palates of gourmets are on display: Camembert (of course), Brie, Gruyère, goat's cheese logs, and also St. Nectaire, Gouda with truffles (yes, yes), Munster... It's a real tour of France's cheese specialties that is on offer here, and the platters that the house makes to order are real little wonders. Please note that on Saturdays, the place is open non-stop.

People come here for pleasure and gourmet pleasure, to find only the best and freshest: cheeses from Normandy, such as Carrouges, Tomme de Pré-en-Pail, Gouda Normand, Bleu de Saint-Jean, Crémeux du Mont-Saint-Michel, and others from elsewhere. The place also gives pride of place to local produce, with its crèmerie and stalls of other fine products, including ciders and wines. Cheese platters and charcuterie platters can be made to order.

Five kilometers from Beaumont-en-Auge, in Bourgeauville, Caroline and Thierry represent the fourth generation of Pont-l'évêque producers from the Martin farm. To obtain a high quality raw milk cheese, there is a lot of work. Care of the sixty dairy cows, milking at 7am and 6pm, manual and artisanal cheese making... Without forgetting the very precise specifications for the PDO. A work rewarded by the prize of the golden pont-l'évêque from 2014 to 2021, during the famous cheese festival which takes place in... Pont-l'Évêque!

La Ferme du Champ Secret is first and foremost the struggle of Patrick Mercier, a dairy producer for 3 generations, to protect one of the jewels of Normandy gastronomy: Camembert de Normandie made with raw milk. No fewer than 4 labels (fermier, AOP de Normandie, 100% bio, STG lait de foin) certify the product's traceability and quality, from field to plate. This tireless work is passionately shared by the producer during visits organized on Fridays in summer, and through a store where you can stock up on raw milk and butter.

For the amateurs of ewe's milk cheese, it is the perfect occasion to meet this couple settled on the heights of Clécy! Nicolas takes care of the animals while Yolaine transforms the milk after milking. Tomme, fresh cheeses, yoghurts, faisselles and ewe's milk ice cream (plain, yoghurt and pistachio)... Lactose allergic people have no more excuses. Beautiful delicacies sold on the spot and that you will find on the good tables (of hosts) of the area.

The parents originally settled in Moyon in 1981, and in 2012 the two daughters decided to join the business. Today, Ferme de l'Isle produces nearly a million liters of milk a year, and develops a good fifteen dairy products, fromage frais, crème fraîche and milk jam: many of them won awards in 2024, with a gold medal for fromage frais, silver for crème crue and bronze for riz au lait à la ville. The farm offers an on-site vending machine for its products.

It is all well and good to say: nothing can replace the link of a merchant who comes directly to your home. This is the challenge taken up by Fabrice Viart, whose passion for cheese brings him every week to six markets in the south of the Channel, and even in Ille-et-Vilaine. As a cheese-making and maturing artisan, he advises, depending on the season, happy consumers who often were no longer used to such valuable advice. The products, carefully selected, are as numerous as they are good, and most of them are sourced locally. A real pleasure, now too rare! In addition to going around the markets, a dedicated store is at your disposal in Granville, of course your taste buds are wriggling, but the sight of the eyes is not so bad either!