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    Lower Normandy (French: Basse-Normandie, IPA: [bɑs nɔʁmɑ̃di, bas -] ; Norman: Basse-Normaundie) is a former administrative region of France. On 1 January...
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    administrative regions: Lower Normandy and Upper Normandy; the regions were merged into one single region on 1 January 2016. Upper Normandy (Haute-Normandie)...
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    coextensive with the historical Duchy of Normandy. Normandy comprises mainland Normandy (a part of France) and insular Normandy (mostly the British Channel Islands)...
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    lions passant or, is used in both former regions of France: Lower Normandy and Upper Normandy. It is based on the design of arms which had been attributed...
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    was Duke of Normandy (as William II) from 1035 onward. By 1060, following a long struggle to establish his throne, his hold on Normandy was secure. In...
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    correspond to the present borders of Lower Normandy, Upper Normandy and the Channel Islands. Mainland Normandy was integrated into the Kingdom of France...
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  • of France Normandy may also refer to: Upper Normandy, a former region of France Lower Normandy, a former region of France Duchy of Normandy (ca. 912–1465)...
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    and Lower Normandy merged becoming one region called Normandy. It was created in 1956 from two departments: Seine-Maritime and Eure, when Normandy was...
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    The History of Lower Normandy concerns that part of Normandy termed Lower Normandy (in French Basse-Normandie) which was created as a new region of France...
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  • The University of Caen Normandy (French: Université de Caen Normandie), also known as Unicaen, is a public university in Caen, France. The institution...
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    Operation Overlord was the codename for the Battle of Normandy, the Allied operation that launched the successful liberation of German-occupied Western...
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    However, the combined region of Upper and Lower Normandy was simply called "Normandy" (Normandie). Permanent names were proposed by the new...
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  • Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (meaning "the most beautiful villages of France") is an independent association created in 1982 for the promotion of...
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  • This list of castles in Normandy is a list of medieval castles or château forts in the regions of Lower Normandy and Upper Normandy in northern France. Links...
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    reneged and seized the lands of the Duchy of Normandy. He then split up the duchy, giving its lands in lower Normandy to Hugh the Great. Louis IV thereafter...
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    Metropolitan France contains a total of 16,900,000 hectares (65,000 sq mi) of tree coverage, with 13,800,000 hectares (53,000 sq mi) considered to be forestry...
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    Memorial Pegasus at Ranville in Lower Normandy is a museum and memorial to the 6th Airborne Division in the Normandy landings and particular the capture...
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    derived their name from Ver (department Manche, canton Gavray), in Lower Normandy, France. The family's Norman founder in England, Aubrey (Albericus)...
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  • The following is a list of amusement parks in Europe sorted by region. Hirschalm, Unterweißenbach, Upper Austria (Hirschalm Fairytale Hunting Park) Märchenpark...
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  • on 1 January 2016 by reunification of the separate regions Lower Normandy and Upper Normandy. Rouen is the regional capital, while Caen is the seat of...
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    architecture of Normandy spans a thousand years. In Upper Normandy and in the pays d'Auge, Mortainais, Passais and Avranchin (Lower Normandy), the vernacular...
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  • invented by Paul Creton, an inhabitant of Vimoutiers in the Pays d'Auge, Lower Normandy, France, a village very active in the textile industry in the past centuries...
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    Caen (redirect from Caen, Normandy)
    being buried in the abbey. Caen succeeded Bayeux as the capital of Lower Normandy, complementing the second ducal capital of Rouen. Caen fell to Philip...
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    Haras de Fresnay-le-Buffard horse breeding farm in Neuvy-au-Houlme in Lower Normandy and the Haras de Jardy in Marnes-la-Coquette. As part of his breeding...
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    L'Aigle (meteorite) (category History of Normandy)
    L'Aigle is a L6 meteorite that fell on 26 April 1803 in Lower Normandy, France. In the early afternoon of 26 April 1803, a meteorite shower of more than...
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  • Marchand Nationality  France Born (1973-08-04) 4 August 1973 (age 50) Deauville, Lower Normandy, France Sport Sport Swimming Strokes Medley Medal record...
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  • Radio Television Large Format Television Web journalism Young reporter Lower Normandy Secondary School Students’ Prize Ouest-France – Jean Marin Prize (Print...
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    The Normandy landings were the landing operations and associated airborne operations on Tuesday, 6 June 1944 of the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation...
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  • Accountant London Bernières-le-Patry, commune in Lower Normandy, France Culey-le-Patry, commune in Lower Normandy, France Kłopoty-Patry, village in Podlaskie...
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  • were found in the family home near Juvigny-sur-Seulles in Calvados, Lower Normandy. It was established that Godard and his two children departed on a sailing...
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