Lower Normandy (Basse-Normandie), France

Mudflats at Mont Saint-Michel, Lower Normandy
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Lower Normandy is one of the administrative regions of France. It was created in 1956, when the former Normandy region was split into Lower Normandy and Upper Normandy. Lower Normandy is subdivided into three departments namely Calvados, Manche and Orne.

Avranches Castle, Lower Normandy
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Lower Normandy covers 17,589 sq km (6,791.2 sq mi) and has a population of 1.4 million people (2011 estimate). The biggest city and capital is Caen. It observes the Central European Time, which is an hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time, and two hours ahead during Daylight Saving Time of summer.

Lower Normandy is located to the west of the Dives River. It includes most of Pays d'Auge, a small portion of Pays d'Ouche, the Norman Perche, and a small section of the French Perche. A big portion of Lower Normandy is on the Cotentin Peninsula (also called Cherbourg Peninsula) which juts into the English Channel, just across from Britain. The whole peninsula is part of the Manche department.

Lac de Bagnoles-de-l'Orne in Lower Normandy
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Lower Normandy is a largely agricultural part of France. It is a leading producer of dairy products such as butter, fromage frais and soft cheeses. Lower Normandy also produces fruits and vegetables particularly cider, leeks, turnips and flax. Tourism has also become a thriving activity here.

Visiting Lower Normandy

You can reach Ouistréham in Lower Normandy by ferry from Portsmouth in England. There are also services from Newhaven and Portsmouth to Le Havre and Dieppe. Most of the cities in Lower Normany are also connected by train. Caen is about two hours from Paris.

L'église Saint-Jacques, Lower Normandy
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Cities in Lower Normandy

World Heritage Sites in Lower Normandy

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