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Basse-Normandie et Haute-Normandie. Basse-Normandi e. Lower Normandy. Caen. Capital City. Caen. Caen. Flag (Image). Basse-Normandie. French Name. Basse-Normandie. Basse-Normandie. English Name. Upper Normandy. Derivation or Status. Western half of former province of Normandy.
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Basse-Normandie Lower Normandy
Caen Capital City • Caen Caen
Basse-Normandie French Name Basse-Normandie • Basse-Normandie
English Name Upper Normandy
Derivation or Status • Western half of former province of Normandy
History to the present • D Day, 6 June 1944 : the Normandy invasion and World War II. • Hell On Wheels : U.S. ARMY 2nd ARMORED DIVISION SITE • American D-Day : Dedicated to young Americans, who fought in Omaha Beach, Utah Beach, and the Pointe du Hoc.
President • Laurent Beauvais (PS)
Special points of interest that a tourist would want to visit Avranches Caen Mont Saint-Michel Honfleur Chateau de Fontaine-Henry Granville
Particular products from this region • Sea Food • Dream Cheese • Sweets • Apple products • The 600 km coastline provides an abundance of fresh seafood, the lush green pastures of the Normandy countryside makes ideal grazing for dairy herds and cattle; and the apple orchards give delicious fruit that is used to make a variety of tasty drinks.
Rouen Capital City Rouen
French Name • Haute-Normandie
English Name • UpperNormandy
Derivation or Status • Easternhalf of former province of Normandy
History to the present • Formerly a French province, Normandy [Normandie], with its old capital at Rouen, is now divided into two regions bordering on the English Channel: Upper Normandy [Haute-Normandie] and Lower Normandy [Basse-Normandie]. During the Roman period, the region formed part of Gallia Lugdunensis (Celtic Gaul). With the Frankish invasions it was made a constituent part of the kingdom of Neustria. • Ten centuries have passed since the Vikings invaded the province of Normandy. The early Scandinavians might have come to ravish the land, but they stayed to cultivate it. It came to be known as Normandy about 911, when Charles III, king of France, turned it over to Rollo, the leader of a menacing band of Viking raiders.
President • Alain Le Vern (PS)
Special points of interest that a tourist would want to visit Chateau de Beaumesnil vernon Rouen Giverny
Particular products from this region • Crepe • Yule Log • Profiterole • Galette des Rois • Croque Monsieur • Macarons
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upper_Normandy • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regions_of_France • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lower_Normandy • http://www.france-pub.com/region/normandyu.html • http://www.france-pub.com/region/normandyl.html • http://www.eupedia.com/france/upper-normandy.shtml • http://www.eupedia.com/france/lower-normandy.shtml