Lower Normandy

former French administrative region
Organization region_of_france Q16954
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Lower Normandy

Summary

Lower Normandy is a region of France[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Lower Normandy is located in France[3].
  • Lower Normandy is located in metropolitan France[4].
  • Lower Normandy is in the country of France[5].
  • Lower Normandy's instance of is recorded as region of France[6].
  • Lower Normandy's instance of is recorded as historical region[7].
  • Lower Normandy's capital is recorded as Caen[8].
  • Lower Normandy's shares border with is recorded as Upper Normandy[9].
  • Lower Normandy's shares border with is recorded as Centre-Val de Loire[10].
  • Lower Normandy's shares border with is recorded as Pays de la Loire[11].
  • Lower Normandy's shares border with is recorded as Brittany[12].
  • Lower Normandy's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Calvados[13].
  • Lower Normandy's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Manche[14].
  • Lower Normandy's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Orne[15].
  • Lower Normandy's executive body is recorded as Regional Council of Basse-Normandie[16].
  • Lower Normandy's Commons category is recorded as Basse-Normandie[17].
  • Lower Normandy's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00[18].
  • Lower Normandy's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00[19].
  • Lower Normandy comprises Bayeux[20].
  • June 4, 1960 marks the founding of Lower Normandy[21].
  • Lower Normandy was dissolved in December 31, 2015[22].
  • Lower Normandy began on July 9, 1972[23].
  • Lower Normandy ended on January 1, 2016[24].
  • Lower Normandy's highest point is recorded as Q3483587[25].
  • Lower Normandy's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 49, 'lon': -1}[26].
  • Lower Normandy's official website is recorded as http://www.cr-basse-normandie.fr[27].

Body

Founding

June 4, 1960 marks the founding of Lower Normandy[21].

Identity

Official names include {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Basse-Normandie'}[28], {'lang': 'nrm', 'text': 'Basse-Normaundie'}[29], and {'lang': 'nrm', 'text': 'Basse-Nouormandie'}[30].

Dissolution

Lower Normandy was dissolved in December 31, 2015[22].

Why It Matters

Lower Normandy has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Q124947228. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . Q124947228. wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Breogan2008 · 2026-06-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Enciclopedia galega universal id 207055
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P13613]]: 207055"
  2. 19d ago · Albgr03 · 2026-06-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Capital Caen
    Country France
    Replaced by
    Population {'amount': '+1478712'}
    + 33 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/36652|batch #36652]]: Remove redundant P421, they are available at a higher administrative level"
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