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Haute-Normandie (Upper Normandy) is one of the 26 regions
Régions of France

France is divided into 26 regions or r?gions , of which 21 are in continental metropolitan France, one is the island of Corsica, and four lie overseas....
 of France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
. It was created in 1956 from two départements: Seine-Maritime
Seine-Maritime

Seine-Maritime is a France departments of France in Normandy. Before 1955 it was known as Seine-Inf?rieure....
 and Eure
Eure

Eure is a departments of France in the north of France named after the Eure River....
, when Normandy
Normandy

Normandy is a geographical region corresponding to the former Duchy of Normandy. It is situated along the coast of France south of the English Channel between Brittany and Picardy and comprises territory in northern France and the Channel Islands....
 was divided into Basse-Normandie
Basse-Normandie

Basse-Normandie is an regions of France of France. It was created in 1956, when the Normandy region was divided into Basse-Normandie and Haute-Normandie ....
 and Haute-Normandie. This division continues to provoke controversy, and some continue to call for regrouping of the two. However, the name Haute-Normandie existed prior to 1956 and referred by tradition to territories currently included within the administrative region: the Pays de Caux
Pays de Caux

The Pays de Caux is an area in Normandy occupying the greater part of the France d?partement in France of Seine Maritime in Haute-Normandie....
, the Pays de Bray
Pays de Bray

The Pays de Bray is a small natural region of France situated to the north-east of Rouen, straddling the French D?partement in France of the Seine-Maritime, Somme and Oise ....
 (not that of Picardy
Picardy

This article is about the historical French province. For other uses, see Picardy .Picardy is a historical province of France, in the north of France....
), the Roumois
Roumois

The Roumois, the region round Rouen is a region of plateau located in the northwestern part of the Eure d?partement in France in Normandy....
, the Campagne of Le Neubourg
Le Neubourg

Le Neubourg is a Communes of France in the Eure Departments of France in Haute-Normandie in northern France....
, the Plaine de Saint André
Saint André

Saint-Andr? is the name or part of the name of several places:...
 and the Norman Vexin
Vexin

The Vexin is a former region in France, divided since the 10th century between Norman Vexin and French Vexin .The List of peoples of Gaul of the Veliocassi, whose capital was at Rouen, gave their name to the region that became known as the Vexin, later to become a county....
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Haute-Normandie (Upper Normandy) is one of the 26 regions
Régions of France

France is divided into 26 regions or r?gions , of which 21 are in continental metropolitan France, one is the island of Corsica, and four lie overseas....
 of France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
. It was created in 1956 from two départements: Seine-Maritime
Seine-Maritime

Seine-Maritime is a France departments of France in Normandy. Before 1955 it was known as Seine-Inf?rieure....
 and Eure
Eure

Eure is a departments of France in the north of France named after the Eure River....
, when Normandy
Normandy

Normandy is a geographical region corresponding to the former Duchy of Normandy. It is situated along the coast of France south of the English Channel between Brittany and Picardy and comprises territory in northern France and the Channel Islands....
 was divided into Basse-Normandie
Basse-Normandie

Basse-Normandie is an regions of France of France. It was created in 1956, when the Normandy region was divided into Basse-Normandie and Haute-Normandie ....
 and Haute-Normandie. This division continues to provoke controversy, and some continue to call for regrouping of the two. However, the name Haute-Normandie existed prior to 1956 and referred by tradition to territories currently included within the administrative region: the Pays de Caux
Pays de Caux

The Pays de Caux is an area in Normandy occupying the greater part of the France d?partement in France of Seine Maritime in Haute-Normandie....
, the Pays de Bray
Pays de Bray

The Pays de Bray is a small natural region of France situated to the north-east of Rouen, straddling the French D?partement in France of the Seine-Maritime, Somme and Oise ....
 (not that of Picardy
Picardy

This article is about the historical French province. For other uses, see Picardy .Picardy is a historical province of France, in the north of France....
), the Roumois
Roumois

The Roumois, the region round Rouen is a region of plateau located in the northwestern part of the Eure d?partement in France in Normandy....
, the Campagne of Le Neubourg
Le Neubourg

Le Neubourg is a Communes of France in the Eure Departments of France in Haute-Normandie in northern France....
, the Plaine de Saint André
Saint André

Saint-Andr? is the name or part of the name of several places:...
 and the Norman Vexin
Vexin

The Vexin is a former region in France, divided since the 10th century between Norman Vexin and French Vexin .The List of peoples of Gaul of the Veliocassi, whose capital was at Rouen, gave their name to the region that became known as the Vexin, later to become a county....
. Today, most of the Pays d'Auge
Pays d'Auge

The Pays d'Auge is an area in Normandy, straddling the Departments of Frances of Calvados and Orne . The chief town is Lisieux....
, as well as a small portion of the Pays d'Ouche
Pays d'Ouche

The Pays d'Ouche is a wooded plateau southwest of ?vreux in the department of Eure, one of two departments in the Haute-Normandie region, extending into the neighboring Orne department in the Basse-Normandie region....
, are located in Basse-Normandie.

Rouen
Rouen

Rouen is the historical capital city of Normandy, in northwestern France on the River Seine, and currently the capital of the Haute-Normandie r?gion in France....
 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 metropolitan population, is Le Havre
Le Havre

Le Havre is a city in the northwest region of France situated on the right bank of the mouth of the Seine River as it outlets into the Bay of the Seine section of the English Channel....
. The region is twinned with the London Borough of Redbridge
London Borough of Redbridge

The London Borough of Redbridge is a London borough in north east London, England and forms part of Outer London....
 in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
. Its economy is centred around agriculture, industry, petrochemicals and tourism.

Major communities

  • Dieppe
    Dieppe, Seine-Maritime

    Dieppe is a town and Communes of France in the Seine-Maritime Departments of France and Haute-Normandie Regions of France of France. At the 1999 census the town had 34,653 inhabitants , while the population of the whole Dieppe urban area was 81,419....
  • Évreux
    Évreux

    ?vreux is a Communes of France in Haute-Normandie in northern France in the Eure Departments of France, of which it is the capital.Its inhabitants are called the ?bro?cienne and ?bro?ciens ....
  • Fécamp
    Fécamp

    F?camp is a commune in France of the Seine-Maritime d?partement in France, Upper Normandy in France....
  • Le Grand-Quevilly
    Le Grand-Quevilly

    Le Grand-Quevilly is a communes of France and chief town of a cantons of France in the Seine-Maritime departments of France of the Haute-Normandie region of northern France....
  • Le Havre
    Le Havre

    Le Havre is a city in the northwest region of France situated on the right bank of the mouth of the Seine River as it outlets into the Bay of the Seine section of the English Channel....
  • Le Petit-Quevilly
    Le Petit-Quevilly

    Le Petit-Quevilly is a communes of France and chief town of a cantons of France in the Seine-Maritime departments of France of the Haute-Normandie region of northern France....
  • Mont-Saint-Aignan
    Mont-Saint-Aignan

    Mont-Saint-Aignan is a communes of France and chief town of a cantons of France in the Seine-Maritime departments of France of the Haute-Normandie region of northern France....
  • Rouen
    Rouen

    Rouen is the historical capital city of Normandy, in northwestern France on the River Seine, and currently the capital of the Haute-Normandie r?gion in France....
  • Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray
    Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray

    Saint-?tienne-du-Rouvray is a communes of France and chief town of a cantons of France in the Seine-Maritime departments of France of the Haute-Normandie region of northern France....
  • Sotteville-lès-Rouen
    Sotteville-lès-Rouen

    Sotteville-l?s-Rouen is a communes of France and chief town of two cantons of France in the Seine-Maritime departments of France of the Haute-Normandie region of northern France....
  • Vernon
    Vernon, Eure

    Vernon is a Commune in France in the Departments of France of Eure in the Haute-Normandie Region of France in northern France.It lies on the banks of the Seine River, about midway between the cities of Paris and Rouen....


See also


  • Museums in Haute-Normandie


External links

  • Official website