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Upper Normandy

Former administrative region in France

Field	Value
name	Upper Normandy
native_name	fr
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image_map	Haute-Normandie in France.svg
image_flag	Flag_of_Normandie.svg
image_blank_emblem	Arms of William the Conqueror (1066-1087).svg
blank_emblem_size	80
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	France
extinct_title	Dissolved
extinct_date	2016-01-01
seat_type	Prefecture
seat	Rouen
area_total_km2	12317
population_total	1915000
population_as_of	2007-01-01
demographics_type1	GDP
demographics1_footnotes
demographics1_title1	Total
demographics1_info1	€57.311 billion
demographics1_title2	Per capita
demographics1_info2	€30,900
parts_type	Departments
parts_style	list
parts	2
p1	Eure (27)
p2	Seine-Maritime (76)
blank_name_sec2	NUTS Region
blank_info_sec2	FR2
iso_code	FR-Q

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Upper Normandy (, ; ) is a former administrative region of France. On 1 January 2016, Upper and Lower Normandy merged becoming one region called Normandy.

History

It was created in 1956 from two departments: Seine-Maritime and Eure, when Normandy was divided into Lower Normandy and Upper Normandy. This division continued to provoke controversy, and many people continued to call for the two regions to be reunited. The two regions were finally merged on 1 January 2016. The name Upper Normandy existed prior to 1956 and referred by tradition to territories currently included within the administrative region: the Pays de Caux, the Pays de Bray (not that of Picardy), the Roumois, the Campagne of Le Neubourg, the Plaine de Saint-André and the Norman Vexin. Today, most of the Pays d'Auge, as well as a small portion of the Pays d'Ouche, are located in Lower Normandy. Rouen and Le Havre are important urban centers.

Major communities

The Saint-Vincent neighborhood in Le Havre

Rouen is the regional capital, historically important with many fine churches and buildings, including the tallest cathedral tower in France. The region's largest city, in terms of municipal population, is Le Havre, although Rouen is by far the most populous urban area and metropolitan area. The region is twinned with the London Borough of Redbridge in England. Its economy is centered on agriculture, industry, petrochemicals and tourism.

Bernay

Dieppe

Évreux

Fécamp

Le Grand-Quevilly

Le Havre

Le Petit-Quevilly

Louviers

Mont-Saint-Aignan

Rouen

Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray

Sotteville-lès-Rouen

Vernon

References

"EU regions by GDP, Eurostat".
{{cite French law

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