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Encyclopedia > Lower Normandy
Région Basse-Normandie
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Coat of Arms of Basse-Normandie


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Capital: Caen
Population


 - Total


 - Density


1,422,193 (1999 census)
1,443,000 (1.1.2004 estimates)


81 /km²
Area 17 589 km²
Arrondissements 11
Cantons 141
Communes 1 812
President of the
regional council
Philippe Duron
Départements

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Normandy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1876 words)
Upper Normandy (Haute-Normandie) consists of the French départements of Seine-Maritime and Eure, and Lower Normandy (Basse-Normandie) of the départements of Orne, Calvados, and Manche.
The principal cities are Rouen (population 385,000, including suburbs), the capital of upper Normandy and formerly of the whole province; Le Havre (247,000); Caen (200,000), the capital of lower Normandy; and Cherbourg-Octeville (89,000).
Normandy is the native land of Taillevent, cook of the kings of France Charles V and Charles VI.
Normandy (309 words)
Normandy is a region of northern France occupying the lower Seine area (upper or Haute-Normandie) and the region to the west (lower or Basse-Normandie) as far as the Cotentin[?] peninsula.
Upper Normandy consists of the French départements of Seine-Maritime and Eure, and lower Normandy of the départements of Orne, Calvados, and Manche.
Normandy remained associated with England until 1087, in 1106-1144 and in 1154-1204, and was occupied by English forces during the Hundred Years' War in 1346-1360 and again in 1415-1450.
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