The
Vexin is a former region in
FranceFrance , officially the French Republic , is a country located in Western Europe, with several overseas islands and territories located on other continents. Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean...
, divided since the 10th century between
Norman Vexin (
Vexin normand) and
French Vexin (
Vexin français).
The Gaulish tribe of the Veliocasses, whose capital was at
RouenRouen is the historical capital city of Normandy, in northern France on the River Seine, and currently the capital of the Haute-Normandie region. Once one of the largest and most prosperous cities of medieval Europe, Rouen was the seat of the Exchequer of Normandy in the Middle Ages...
, gave their name to the region that became known as the Vexin, later to become a county. The
NormanThe Normans were the people who gave their names to Normandy, a region in northern France. They descended from Viking conquerors of the territory and the native population of mostly Frankish and Gallo-Roman stock...
incursions under
Rollo of NormandyRollo , baptised Robert, was the founder and first ruler of the Viking principality in what soon became known as Normandy.The name Rollo is a Frankish-Latin name probably taken from the Old Norse name Hrólfr Rollo (c. 860 – c. 932), baptised Robert, was the founder and first ruler of the...
were halted by the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte in 911 which established the
Duchy of NormandyThe Duchy of Normandy stems from various Danish, Hiberno-Norse, Orkney Viking and Anglo-Danish invasions of France in the 8th century...
and fixed its boundary with the territory of the Kingdom of France along the river Epte.
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The
Vexin is a former region in
FranceFrance , officially the French Republic , is a country located in Western Europe, with several overseas islands and territories located on other continents. Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean...
, divided since the 10th century between
Norman Vexin (
Vexin normand) and
French Vexin (
Vexin français).
The Gaulish tribe of the Veliocasses, whose capital was at
RouenRouen is the historical capital city of Normandy, in northern France on the River Seine, and currently the capital of the Haute-Normandie region. Once one of the largest and most prosperous cities of medieval Europe, Rouen was the seat of the Exchequer of Normandy in the Middle Ages...
, gave their name to the region that became known as the Vexin, later to become a county. The
NormanThe Normans were the people who gave their names to Normandy, a region in northern France. They descended from Viking conquerors of the territory and the native population of mostly Frankish and Gallo-Roman stock...
incursions under
Rollo of NormandyRollo , baptised Robert, was the founder and first ruler of the Viking principality in what soon became known as Normandy.The name Rollo is a Frankish-Latin name probably taken from the Old Norse name Hrólfr Rollo (c. 860 – c. 932), baptised Robert, was the founder and first ruler of the...
were halted by the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte in 911 which established the
Duchy of NormandyThe Duchy of Normandy stems from various Danish, Hiberno-Norse, Orkney Viking and Anglo-Danish invasions of France in the 8th century...
and fixed its boundary with the territory of the Kingdom of France along the river Epte. This divided the county of Vexin into two parts:
- Norman Vexin, which became part of the Duchy of Normandy
Normandy is a geographical region corresponding to the former Duchy of Normandy. It is situated along the English Channel coast of Northern France between Brittany and Picardy and comprises territory in northern France and the Channel Islands.Normandy is divided between French and British...
and is now part of the French région of Haute-NormandieUpper Normandy is one of the 26 regions of France. It was created in 1956 from two départements: Seine-Maritime and Eure, when Normandy was divided into Lower Normandy and Upper Normandy. This division continues to provoke controversy, and some continue to call for regrouping of the two...
. It is bounded by the rivers Epte, AndelleThe Andelle is a river of Normandy, France, in length, flowing through the departments of Seine-Maritime and Eure.- Geography :The Andelle has its source in the Pays de Bray in the territory of the commune of Serqueux...
and SeineThe Seine is a slow-flowing major river and commercial waterway within the regions of Île-de-France and Haute-Normandie in France and famous as a romantic backdrop in photographs of Paris, France. It is also a tourist attraction, with excursion boats offering sightseeing tours of the Rive Droite...
.
- French Vexin remained part of the Île-de-France
The province of Île-de-France or "Isle de France" is one of the ancient provinces of France, and the one that has been the centre of power during most of French history. It is centred on Paris...
. It straddles the current départements of Val-d'OiseVal-d'Oise is a French department named after the Oise River, located in the Île-de-France region.Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport, France's main international airport is partially located in Roissy-en-France, a commune of Val d'Oise.-History:...
and YvelinesYvelines is a French department in the region of Île-de-France.-History:Yvelines was created from the western part of the defunct department of Seine-et-Oise on January 1, 1968 in accordance with a law passed on January 10, 1964 and a décret d'application from February 26, 1965.It gained the...
and is bounded by the rivers Epte, OiseThe Oise river is a right tributary of the Seine River. Its length is 302 km in Belgium and France. Its source is in the Belgian province Hainaut, south of the town Chimay. It crosses the border with France after approx. 20 km. It flows into the Seine in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, near Paris...
and Seine. A regional nature park was established in the French Vexin in 1995.