Basse-Normandie et Haute-Normandie
Basse-Normandi e Lower Normandy
Caen CAPITAL CITY Caen
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Basse-Normandie FRENCH NAME Basse-Normandie
ENGLISH NAME Upper Normandy
Western half of former province of NormandyNormandy DERIVATION OR STATUS
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. HISTORY TO THE PRESENT
Laurent Beauvais (PS) PRESIDENT
LOCAL COSTUME FOR MEN AND WOMEN
SPECIAL POINTS OF INTEREST THAT A TOURIST WOULD WANT TO VISIT CaenMont Saint-Michel Avranches Chateau de Fontaine-Henry Granville Honfleur
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. PARTICULAR PRODUCTS FROM THIS REGION
Haute-Normandie
CAPITAL CITY Rouen
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Haute-Normandie FRENCH NAME
Upper Normandy ENGLISH NAME
Eastern half of former province of Normandy DERIVATION OR STATUS
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. HISTORY TO THE PRESENT
Alain Le Vern (PS) PRESIDENT
LOCAL COSTUME FOR MEN AND WOMEN
SPECIAL POINTS OF INTEREST THAT A TOURIST WOULD WANT TO VISIT vernon Rouen Chateau de Beaumesnil Giverny
Crepe Yule Log Profiterole Galette des Rois Croque Monsieur Macarons PARTICULAR PRODUCTS FROM THIS REGION