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Normandy (French: Normandie; Norman: Normaundie or Nouormandie) [note 2] is a geographical and cultural region in northwestern Europe, roughly coextensive with the historical Duchy of Normandy. Normandy comprises mainland Normandy (a part of France) and insular Normandy (mostly the British Channel Islands).
Between 1956 and 2015 Normandy was divided into two administrative regions: Lower Normandy and Upper Normandy; the regions were merged into one single region on 1 January 2016. [5] Upper Normandy ( Haute-Normandie ) consisted of the French departments of Seine-Maritime and Eure , and Lower Normandy ( Basse-Normandie ) of the departments of Orne ...
The Cailly (French pronunciation:) is a river in Normandy, France, 29 kilometres (18 mi) in length, [1] flowing through the department of Seine-Maritime. It is a right tributary of the Seine . Geography
Mont-Saint-Michel [3] (French pronunciation: [lə mɔ̃ sɛ̃ miʃɛl]; Norman: Mont Saint Miché; English: Saint Michael's Mount) is a tidal island and mainland commune in Normandy, France. The island [ 4 ] lies approximately one kilometre (one-half nautical mile) off France's north-western coast, at the mouth of the Couesnon River near ...
The Orne (French: ⓘ) is a river in Normandy, within northwestern France. It is 170 km (110 mi) long. [1] It discharges into the English Channel at the port of Ouistreham. Its source is in Aunou-sur-Orne, east of Sées. Its main tributaries are the Odon and the Rouvre.
The Dives (French pronunciation:; also Dive) is a 105 km long river in the Pays d'Auge, Normandy, France. [1] It flows into the English Channel in Cabourg. The source of the Dives is near Exmes, in the Orne department. The Dives flows generally north through the following departments and towns: Orne: Trun
Former historical province of Provence and County of Nice annexed by France in 1860. Rhône-Alpes: Rhône-Alpes: Arpitan: Rôno-Arpes Occitan: Ròse Aups: 82 Lyon: Created for Lyon from Dauphiné and Lyonnais provinces and Savoy: Upper Normandy: Haute-Normandie: Norman: Ĥâote-Normaundie Breton: Normandi-Uhel: 23 Rouen: Eastern half of former ...
Normandy geography stubs (5 C, 10 P) Pages in category "Geography of Normandy" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total.