The ground is clayey but ferruginous, and is ideal pastureland.
Apple trees fill the fields and the hillsides around the town.
It is the capital of its canton , a local administrative division. Vimoustier , Viefmoustier , Viemoutier , Vieilmoutier , and Vimoutier . All the lands were thus gathered into the Duchy of Normandy. During the Middle Ages, one characteristic of the region was the presence of many monasteries. Cheeses , such as camembert , and other dairy and farm products ensured the town's fame.