The 1928 Methuen guide book to Normandy by Cyril Scudamore rather more prosaically describes Valognes as "a clean and well-built town, whose fine old houses bear witness to its former prosperity".
Methuen guiden fra 1928 over Normandiet af Cyril Scudamore beskriver noget mere prosaisk Valognes som "en ren og velbygget by, hvis fine gamle huse vidner om dens tidligere velstand".