Upper Normandy
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Upper Normandy (French: Haute-Normandie, IPA: [ot nɔʁmɑ̃di]; Norman: Ĥâote-Normaundie) is ane o the 27 regions o Fraunce. It wis creatit in 1984 frae twa départements: Seine-Maritime an Eure, when Normandy wis dividit intae Lawer Normandy an Upper Normandy. This diveesion continues tae provoke controversy, an some continue tae caw for reunitin the twa regions. Housomeivver, the name Upper Normandy existit prior tae 1956 an referred bi tradeetion tae territories currently includit athin the admeenistrative region: the Pays de Caux, the Pays de Bray (no that o Picardy), the Roumois, the Campagne o Le Neubourg, the Plaine de Saint André an the Norman Vexin. The day, maist the Pays d'Auge, as well as a sma portion o the Pays d'Ouche, are locatit in Lawer Normandy.
Upper Normandy Ĥâote-Normaundie (Norman) Haute-Normandie (in French) | |
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| Kintra |  Fraunce |
| Prefectur | Rouen |
| Departments | |
| Govrenment | |
| • Preses | Alain Le Vern (PS) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 12317 km2 (4,756 sq mi) |
| Population (2007-01-01) | |
| • Total | 1,915,000 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| NUTS Region | FR2 |
| Website | region-haute-normandie.com |
Rouen is the regional caipital, historically important wi mony fine kirks an biggins, includin the tawest cathedral touer in Fraunce. The region's lairgest ceety, in terms o metropolitan population, is Le Havre. Its economy is centred aroond agricultur, industry, petrochemicals an tourism.
Major communities
Internaitional relations
Twin touns — sister ceeties
Upper Normandy is twinned wi:
Lunnon Borough o Redbridge, Unitit Kinrick
See also
- Museums in Haute-Normandie
Freemit airtins
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Wikimedia Commons haes media relatit tae Haute-Normandie. |
- Offeecial wabsteid Archived 2009-10-19 at the Wayback Machine
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