Gouffern en Auge (French pronunciation: [gufɛʁn ɑ̃.n‿oʒ], literally Gouffern in Auge) is a commune in the department of Orne, northwestern France.
The municipality was established on 1 January 2017 by merger of the former communes of Silly-en-Gouffern (the seat), Aubry-en-Exmes, Avernes-sous-Exmes, Le Bourg-Saint-Léonard, Chambois, La Cochère, Courménil, Exmes, Fel, Omméel, Saint-Pierre-la-Rivière, Survie, Urou-et-Crennes and Villebadin.
[3] The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets: Survie, Saint-Pierre-la-Rivière, La Frênée, Omméel, Avernes-sous-Exmes, Fel, Aubry-en-Exmes, Villebadin, Chantereine, Courménil, Fougy, La Bélière, Le Bourg, Exmes, Le Bourg-Saint-Léonard, Silly-en-Gouffern, Urou-et-Crennes, Cayenne, La Cochère and Gouffern en Auge.
[5] The Commune has three Natura 2000 protected areas which are shared with other communes the Bocages et vergers du sud Pays d'Auge, the Haute Vallée de la Touques et affluents and the Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents.
[6][7][8] Five rivers run through Gouffern en Auge: the Dives, the Dieuge, the Ure, the Vie and the Barges.