Normandy
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Summary
Normandy is a region of France[1]. Normandy draws 10,121 Wikipedia views per month (region of france category, ranking #15 of 27).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: metropolitan France[3]
- Country: France[4]
- Head of government: Hervé Morin[5]
- Capital: Rouen[6]
- Shares border with: Pays de la Loire[7], Centre-Val de Loire[8], Île-de-France[9], Hauts-de-France[10], Brittany[11]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Calvados[12], Eure[13], Manche[14], Orne[15], Seine-Maritime[16]
- Flag: flag and coat of arms of Normandy[17]
- Part of: Normandy[18], Western defense and security zone[19]
- Commons category: Normandie[20]
- Inception: January 1, 2016[21]
- Start time: January 1, 2016[22]
- Highest point: Signal d’Écouves[23]
- Official website: https://www.normandie.fr/[24]
- Topic's main category: Category:Normandy[25]
- Commons gallery: Normandie[26]
- Population: 2,757,520[27], 2,901,847[28], 3,006,341[29], 3,128,565[30], 3,202,385[31], 3,450,388[32], 3,293,092[33], 3,328,364[34], 3,335,645[35], 3,339,131[36], 3,330,478[37], 3,327,477[38], 3,325,032[39], 3,325,522[40]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[41], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[42], New Encyclopedic Dictionary[43]
- Replaces: Lower Normandy[44], Upper Normandy[45]
- Official name: Normandie[46], Région Normandie[47]
- Category for people born here: Category:People born in Normandy[48]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Normandy[49]
- Category for films shot at this location: Category:Films shot in Normandy[50]
- Category for people buried here: Category:Burials in Normandy[51]
- Different from: Normandy[52]
- Area: 29,906 km²[53]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Normandy include Escadron de Chasse 2/30 Normandie-Niemen[54], a squadron[55], in France[56], founded in 1942[57], headquartered in Mont-de-Marsan Air Base[58]; Deauville – Saint-Gatien Airport[59], an airport[60], in France[61]; and Bagnoles de l'Orne Normandie[62], a commune of France[63], in France[64], founded in 2016[65].
Why It Matters
Normandy has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[66] Normandy is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[67]
Entities named for Normandy include Escadron de Chasse 2/30 Normandie-Niemen[54], a squadron[55], in France[56], founded in 1942[57], headquartered in Mont-de-Marsan Air Base[58]; Deauville – Saint-Gatien Airport[59], an airport[60], in France[61]; and Bagnoles de l'Orne Normandie[62], a commune of France[63], in France[64], founded in 2016[65].