Lower Normandy (French: Basse-Normandie, IPA: [bɑs nɔʁmɑ̃di, bas -] ; Norman: Basse-Normaundie) is a former administrative region of France. On 1 January...

coextensive with the historical Duchy of Normandy. Normandy comprises mainland Normandy (a part of France) and insular Normandy (mostly the British Channel Islands)...

administrative regions: Lower Normandy and Upper Normandy; the regions were merged into one single region on 1 January 2016. Upper Normandy (Haute-Normandie)...

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...

correspond to the present borders of Lower Normandy, Upper Normandy and the Channel Islands. Mainland Normandy was integrated into the Kingdom of France...

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...

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)...

The University of Caen Normandy (French: Université de Caen Normandie), also known as Unicaen, is a public university in Caen, France. The institution...

and Lower Normandy merged becoming one region called Normandy. It was created in 1956 from two departments: Seine-Maritime and Eure, when Normandy was...

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...

However, the combined region of Upper and Lower Normandy was simply called "Normandy" (Normandie). Permanent names were proposed by the new...

Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (meaning "the most beautiful villages of France") is an independent association created in 1982 for the promotion of...

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...

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...

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...

Battle of Normandy in the Second World War. It is located in, and named after, Bény-sur-Mer, in the Calvados department, near Caen, in lower Normandy. As is...

The Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial (French: Cimetière américain de Colleville-sur-Mer) is a World War II cemetery and memorial in Colleville-sur-Mer...

architecture of Normandy spans a thousand years. In Upper Normandy and in the pays d'Auge, Mortainais, Passais and Avranchin (Lower Normandy), the vernacular...

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...

Bretteville-sur-Laize in the Calvados department, between Caen and Falaise in lower Normandy. Bretteville-sur-Laize was created as a permanent resting place for...

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...

The Normandy landings were the landing operations and associated airborne operations on Tuesday, 6 June 1944 of the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation...

The following is a list of amusement parks in Europe sorted by region. Hirschalm, Unterweißenbach, Upper Austria (Hirschalm Fairytale Hunting Park) Märchenpark...

derived their name from Ver (department Manche, canton Gavray), in Lower Normandy, France. The family's Norman founder in England, Aubrey (Albericus)...

union chairman Honorary member of Manche Departmental Council Member of Lower Normandy Regional council Member of the European Parliament (1994–1999) Knight...

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...

This is a list of châteaux in the French region of Normandy. Château d'Ailly in Bernières-d'Ailly Balleroy Castle in Balleroy Château de Beaumont-le-Richard...

Radio Television Large Format Television Web journalism Young reporter Lower Normandy Secondary School Students’ Prize Ouest-France – Jean Marin Prize (Print...

inhabitants. It is the largest city of the Manche department, and second of Lower Normandy (after Caen), surpassing Alençon, which had been second before the amalgamation...

rice pudding that is a speciality of Normandy. Traditionally it was popular at village festivals in Lower Normandy, and today remains a family dish. It...