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Normandy is the chief oyster -cultivating, scallop-exporting, and mussel-raising region in France. Normandy is a major cider -producing region (very little wine is produced). Perry is also produced, but in less significant quantities. Apple brandy, of which the most famous variety is calvados, is also popular.
History of Normandy. Normandy was a province in the North-West of what later became France under the Ancien Régime which lasted until the later part of the 18th century. Initially populated by Celtic tribes in the West and Belgic tribes in the North East, it was conquered in AD 98 by the Romans and integrated into the province of Gallia ...
The Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial ( French: Cimetière américain de Colleville-sur-Mer) is a World War II cemetery and memorial in Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy, France, that honors American troops who died in Europe during World War II. It is located on the site of the former temporary battlefield cemetery of Saint Laurent, covers ...
The average annual temperature in Sainte-Marie-du-Mont is 11.4 °C (52.5 °F). The average annual rainfall is 913.5 mm (35.96 in) with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 17.3 °C (63.1 °F), and lowest in January, at around 6.2 °C (43.2 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in ...
Norman Switzerland. Coordinates: 48°55′N 0°30′W. Rock of Oëtre. Norman Switzerland ( French: Suisse Normande) is a part of Normandy, France, in the border region of the departments Calvados and Orne. Its name comes from its rugged and verdant relief resembling the Swiss Alps, with gorges carved by the river Orne and its tributaries, and ...
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km 2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. Alençon ( UK: / æˈlɒ̃sɒ̃ /, [ 3 ] US: / ˌælɒ̃ˈsoʊn /, [ 4 ]French: [alɑ̃sɔ̃] ⓘ; Norman: Alençoun) is a commune in Normandy, France, and the capital of the Orne department. [ 5 ] It is situated 173 ...
The British Normandy Memorial is a war memorial near the village of Ver-sur-Mer in Normandy, France. It was unveiled on 6 June 2021, the 77th anniversary of D-Day, and it is dedicated to soldiers who died under British command during the Normandy landings. [ a] The memorial records the names of 22,442 people from more than 30 countries under ...
0–102 m (0–335 ft) (avg. 8 m or 26 ft) 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km 2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. Étretat ( French pronunciation: [etʁəta]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region of Northwestern France. It is a tourist and farming town situated ...