Introduction
History
List & map
Bibliography
Camembert
Neufchâtel
Livarot
Pont-L'évêque
Carré de Bray
Pavé d'Auge
Bricquebec
La Bouille & Mr Fromage
Boursin
Coutances
Fin de siècle
Excelsior & Brillat-Savarin
Petit-Suisse
Other cheeses
The coutances
A coutances
Description
| Type | Double-creme |
| Milk | Cow. Pasteurised milk. |
| Aspect | Cylinder (7,5 cm of diametre, 4,5cm thick).
200 gr. 60% of fat. Thin white down rind |
| Region | Coutances - Manche. |
History
This modern cheese has the same name as the beautiful town of Coutances (in the Manche department). It is produced by the "Compagnie des Fromages" and is sold in a brown cardboard box that recalls the traditional wood boxes.