Upper Normandy
{{Short description|Former administrative region in France}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Upper Normandy
| native_name = {{native name|fr|Haute-Normandie}}
{{native name|nrf|Ĥâote-Normaundie}}
| image_map = Haute-Normandie in France.svg
| image_flag = Flag_of_Normandie.svg
| image_blank_emblem = Arms of William the Conqueror (1066-1087).svg
| blank_emblem_size = 80
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = France
| extinct_title = Dissolved
| extinct_date = 2016-01-01
| seat_type = Prefecture
| seat = Rouen
| area_total_km2 = 12317
| area_footnotes =
| population_total = 1915000
| population_as_of = 2007-01-01
| population_footnotes =
| population_demonym =
| demographics_type1 = GDP
| demographics1_footnotes = {{cite web | url=https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tgs00003/default/table?lang=en | title=EU regions by GDP, Eurostat|access-date=18 September 2023}}
|demographics1_title1 = Total
|demographics1_info1 = €57.311 billion
| demographics1_title2 = Per capita
|demographics1_info2 = €30,900
| parts_type = Departments
| parts_style = list
| parts = 2
| p1 = Eure (27)
| p2 = Seine-Maritime (76)
| blank_name_sec2 = NUTS Region
| blank_info_sec2 = FR2
| iso_code = FR-Q
}}
Upper Normandy ({{langx|fr|Haute-Normandie}}, {{IPA|fr|ot nɔʁmɑ̃di|IPA|LL-Q150 (fra)-Benoît Prieur-Haute-Normandie.wav}}; {{langx|nrf|Ĥâote-Normaundie}}) is a former administrative region of France. On 1 January 2016, Upper and Lower Normandy merged becoming one region called Normandy.{{cite French law|number or usual name=n° 2015-29|date in French=16 janvier 2015|full name=relative à la délimitation des régions, aux élections régionales et départementales et modifiant le calendrier électoral|language=French|lower case=|URL=http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexte.do;jsessionid=9FECBA9D9314D1D2C093CF793C886ED5.tpdila21v_1?idSectionTA=JORFSCTA000030109623&cidTexte=JORFTEXT000030109622&dateTexte=29990101}}
History
It was created in 1956 from two departments: Seine-Maritime and Eure, when Normandy was divided into Lower Normandy and Upper Normandy. This division continued to provoke controversy, and many people continued to call for the two regions to be reunited. The two regions were finally merged on 1 January 2016. 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 and Le Havre are important urban centers.
Major communities
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 municipal population, is Le Havre, although Rouen is by far the most populous urban area and metropolitan area. The region is twinned with the London Borough of Redbridge in England. Its economy is centered on agriculture, industry, petrochemicals and tourism.
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See also
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References
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External links
{{Commons|Haute-Normandie}}
- [http://www.france.fr/en/regions-and-cities/upper-normandy-haven-peace Upper Normandy : a haven of peace] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130525055035/http://www.france.fr/en/regions-and-cities/upper-normandy-haven-peace |date=2013-05-25 }} – official French website {{in lang|en}}
- {{Official website}} {{in lang|fr}}
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Category:Former regions of France
Category:NUTS 2 statistical regions of the European Union
Category:1956 establishments in France
Category:States and territories established in 1956