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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 ...
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.
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
Map of the Contentin. The Cotentin Peninsula (US: / ˌ k oʊ t ɒ̃ ˈ t æ̃ /, [1] French: [kɔtɑ̃tɛ̃]; Norman: Cotentîn [kotɑ̃ˈtẽ] ⓘ), also known as the Cherbourg Peninsula, is a peninsula in Normandy that forms part of the northwest coast of France.
The river's source is just northwest of Buchy near to Montérolier, Its valley separates the pays de Caux on the west bank from the pays de Bray to the east. Of the three rivers that form the Arques, the Varenne is the shortest but paradoxically has the largest catchment area and highest speed (3.5 m/s).
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
5.1 Location map templates. 5.2 Creating new map definitions. Toggle the table of contents. Module: Location map/data/France Upper Normandy. 5 languages.