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  Normandy is a geographical region corresponding to the former Duchy of Normandy. It is divided for administrative purposes into two regions: Lower Normandy and Upper Normandy.

 During the Second World War, the D Day landings on the Normandy beaches under the code name Operation Neptune, started the lengthy Battle of Normandy which resulted in theLiberation of Paris, the restoration of the French Republic, and was a significant turning point in the war.

  Lower Normandy (French: Basse-Normandie) is an administrative region of France. It was created in 1956, when the Normandy region was divided into Lower Normandy and Upper Normandy. The region includes three departments, Calvados, Manche and Orne, that cover the part of Normandy traditionally termed "Lower Normandy" lying west of the Dives River, the Pays d'Auge (except a small part remaining in Upper Normandy), a small part of the Pays d'Ouche (the main part remaining in Upper Normandy), the Norman Perche and part of the French Perche.

 The traditional districts of Lower Normandy include the Cotentin Peninsula and La Hague, the Campagne de Caen, the Norman Bocage, the Bessin and the Avranchin.

  Major Communities : 

• Alençon
• Argentan
• Caen
• Cherbourg-Octeville
• Deauville
• Équeurdreville-Hainneville
• Flers
• Hérouville-Saint-Clair
• Lisieux
• Saint-Lô
• Tourlaville

  Upper Normandy (French: Haute-Normandie) is one of the 27 regions of France. It was created in 1984 from two départements: Seine-Maritime and Eure, when Normandy was divided into Lower Normandy and Upper Normandy. This division continues to provoke controversy, and many people continue to call for reuniting the two regions. However, the name Upper Normandy existed prior to 1956 and referred by tradition to territories currently included within the administrative region: the Pays de Caux, thePays 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 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 metropolitan population, is Le Havre. The region is twinned with the London Borough of Redbridge in England. Its economy is centered around agriculture, industry, petrochemicals and tourism.

 Major Communities : 

• Dieppe
• Évreux
• Fécamp
• Le Grand-Quevilly
• Le Havre
• Le Petit-Quevilly
• Mont-Saint-Aignan
• Rouen
• Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray
• Sotteville-lès-Rouen