Upper Normandy

Upper Normandy Ĥâote-Normaundie (Norman) Haute-Normandie (French)
—  Region of France  —
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Country	France
Capital	Rouen
Government
- President	Alain Le Vern (PS)
Area
- Total	12,318 km2 (4,756 sq mi)
Population (2007-01-01)
- Total	1,815,000
- Density	147.3/km2 (381.6/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
NUTS Region	FR2
Website	region-haute-normandie.com

Upper Normandy (Norman: Ĥâote-Normaundie; French: Haute-Normandie) 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. However, 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 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. The region is twinned with the London Borough of Redbridge in the United Kingdom. Its economy is centred around agriculture, industry, petrochemicals and tourism.

Major communities

• Dieppe
• Évreux
• Fécamp
• Le Grand-Quevilly
• Le Havre
• Le Petit-Quevilly
• Mont-Saint-Aignan
• Rouen
• Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray
• Sotteville-lès-Rouen
• Vernon

Twinning

• London Borough of Redbridge, United Kingdom

See also

• Museums in Haute-Normandie

External links

• Official website

Coordinates: 49°30′N 1°00′E / 49.5°N 1°E / 49.5; 1