Normandy

Normandy is a geographical region in northern France. Upper Normandy (Haute-Normandie) consists of the French départements of Seine-Maritime and Eure, and Lower Normandy (Basse-Normandie) of the départements of Orne, Calvados, and Manche.

Population

Normandy has 3.2 million inhabitants, with an average population density of 107 per square kilometer, just under the French national average, but rising to 145 for upper Normandy. The principal cities are Rouen (population 385,000, including suburbs), the capital of upper Normandy and formerly of the whole province; Le Havre (247,000); Caen (200,000), the capital of lower Normandy; and Cherbourg (89,000).

Related Topics:
Rouen - Le Havre - Caen - Cherbourg

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Other towns include:

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• Alençon
• Arromanches
• Avranches
• Bayeux
• Coutances
• Dieppe
• Doudeville
• Évreux
• Falaise
• Honfleur
• Lisieux
• Mortain
• Saint-Lô
• Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte
• Sainte-Mère-Église
• Villers-Bocage