Upper Normandy
| Upper Normandy Ĥâote-Normaundie (Norman) Haute-Normandie (French) |
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| — Region o Fraunce — | |
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| Kintra |  Fraunce |
| Prefectur | Rouen |
| Depairtments | |
| Govrenment | |
| - Preses | Alain Le Vern (PS) |
| Aurie | |
| - Tot | 12,317 km2 (4,755.6 sq mi) |
| Indwallers (2007-01-01) | |
| - Tot | 1,915,000 |
| - Densitie | 155.5/km2 (402.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| - Simmer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| NUTS Region | FR2 |
| Wabsteid | region-haute-normandie.com |
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 tradition 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.
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 centered aroond agricultur, industry, petrochemicals an tourism.
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Major communities [edit]
- Dieppe
- Évreux
- Fécamp
- Le Grand-Quevilly
- Le Havre
- Le Petit-Quevilly
- Mont-Saint-Aignan
- Rouen
- Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray
- Sotteville-lès-Rouen
Internaitional relations [edit]
- Main airticle: Leet o twin touns an sister ceeties in Fraunce
Twin touns — sister ceeties [edit]
Upper Normandy is twinned wi:
See also [edit]
Freemit airtins [edit]
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