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| Capital | Rouen | |
| Regional President | Alain Le Vern (PS) (since 1998) |
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| Departments | Eure Seine-Maritime |
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| Arrondissements | 6 | |
| Cantons | 112 | |
| Communes | 1,420 | |
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| Land area1 | 12,318 km² | |
| Population | (Ranked 13th) | |
| - January 1, 2007 est. Rouen (ʁwɑ̃ in French) is the historical capital city of Normandy, in northwestern France on the River Seine, and currently the capital In France, the president of the regional council (French Président du conseil régional) is the elected official who heads the Conseil régional Alain Le Vern (born 8 May 1948) is a French Socialist Senator and is president of the Haute-Normandie region The Socialist Party ( Parti Socialiste, PS is the largest left-wing political party in France. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) In the context of the political and geographic organization of France and many of its former colonies a department (département depaʁtǝmɑ̃ is an Administrative division Eure is a department in the north of France named after the Eure River. Seine-Maritime is a French department in Normandy. Before 1955 it was known as Seine-Inférieure. The 100 French departments are divided into 342 arrondissements, which may be translated into English as districts. The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the French Republic's 341 arrondissements and 100 departments. The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. The following are ranked lists of French regions. Population figures are from the 1999 census To help compare Orders of magnitude of different geographical regions Areas between 10000 km² and 100000 km² are listed here The following are ranked lists of French regions. Population figures are from the 1999 census New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. | 1,815,000 | |
| - March 8, 1999 census | 1,780,192 | |
| - Density (2007) | 147/km² | |
| 1 French Land Register data, which exclude lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km² (0. Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) The following are ranked lists of French regions. Population figures are from the 1999 census 386 sq. mi. or 247 acres) as well as the estuaries of rivers 2 This is the flag of Normandy, which is also used by the Lower Normandy région. An estuary is a semi-enclosed Coastal body of Water with one or more Rivers or Streams flowing into it and with a free connection to the open Normandy (Normandie Norman: Normaundie) is a geographical region corresponding to the former Duchy of Normandy. Basse-Normandie ('Lower Normandy' is an administrative region of France. |
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Haute-Normandie (Upper Normandy) is one of the 26 regions of France. France is divided into 26 regions or régions (in French of which 21 are in continental Metropolitan France, one is the island of Corsica, This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. It was created in 1956, when Normandy was divided into Basse-Normandie and Haute-Normandie. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Normandy (Normandie Norman: Normaundie) is a geographical region corresponding to the former Duchy of Normandy. Basse-Normandie ('Lower Normandy' is an administrative region of France. This division remains somewhat controversial, with some calling for a regrouping. Rouen is the local capital, historically important with many fine churches and buildings, including the tallest cathedral in France. Rouen (ʁwɑ̃ in French) is the historical capital city of Normandy, in northwestern France on the River Seine, and currently the capital However, the region's largest city is 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 The region is twinned with the London Borough of Redbridge in the United Kingdom. The London Borough of Redbridge ( is a London borough in north east London, England and forms part of Outer London. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The economy of Haute-Normadie is centered around agriculture, though it makes millions through 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
See also
External links
- Région Haute-Normandie Official website
- (French) Honfleur Magazine - Actualité from Calvados, Basse & Haute Normandie
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