Mittois can be explored through several distinct features: the protected Église Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais, the history of the Buquet cheese factory, and a hiking route that reaches the church at kilometre 6. This brings together architectural history, historic cheese production and a measured hiking route. Particularly useful for planning: the tour is described by distance, average duration and difficulty level, and returns to its starting point.

Romanesque, Gothic and distinctive details of the church

The Église Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais has been fully protected since 19 July 1926. Its choir is Romanesque and dates from the 12th century; the Gothic nave dates from the 13th century. The building brings together two distinct architectural styles and periods. Those interested in architecture can focus on this contrast rather than seeing the church only as a single monument.

The exterior sculptures on the choir also stand out for their motifs: they depict the heads of cats, horses and pigs, as well as grotesque human heads. The choir also contains two stained-glass windows by local master glazier Florent Chaboissier. One depicts the Assumption of Mary, the other John the Baptist. The architecture, sculpture and stained glass thus offer different points of interest for exploring the church.

A hike with the church as a waypoint

The route page, updated on 2 June 2026, gives the route “Entre campagne et bois autour de Boissey” a distance of 10.22 kilometres and an average duration of three hours and 20 minutes. Trail conditions may change. The route page rates the route as moderate and states that it returns to its starting point. It lists the Église de Mittois at kilometre 6 as a waypoint on the route.

For planning your time, the average duration is a guide, not an individual schedule. Allow for your own breaks and check trail conditions before setting off. This lets you plan the tour as a separate activity, while the church visit also creates a tangible link between the hike and architectural history.

The Buquet cheese factory: a chapter in industrial history

The Buquet cheese factory adds a history of former industrial food production to the architectural story. The building was constructed in 1925 for Alexandre Buquet. In 1972, the cheese factory collected five million litres of milk and produced 2,200,000 unpasteurised Camemberts, which were sold in France and Belgium. These figures give a concrete sense of the scale of production at the time.

In 1982, the industrial cheese factory ceased operations; the site is closed and privately owned. The three dates record different parts of its history: its construction for Alexandre Buquet, its documented production output in 1972, and the end of operations. The history of cheese-making is therefore a historical topic, not a description of a cheese factory operating today.

Other architectural and landscape features

The Manoir de Mithois consists of a residential building surrounded by moats. A projecting square tower defines the structure; it presumably contains the staircase.

Two enclosures in the Bois de Queverue were historically considered Roman. The square camp of Quévrue is regarded as well preserved, although some of its ditches have been partially filled in. The Queverue plateau offers views across the valleys of the Pays d’Auge and the plains of Caen and Falaise. These features complement the religious and industrial architectural history with archaeological interpretations and a wider landscape perspective.

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For the broader travel guide: Calvados.