Normandy, France
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Normandy Norman: Normaundie French: Normandie |
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| Region of France | |||
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| Country |
 France
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| Prefecture |
 Rouen
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| • President | Hervé Morin (New Centre) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 29,906 km2 (11,547 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2013) | |||
| • Total | 3,322,757 | ||
| • Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) | ||
| Demonym(s) | Normans | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| GDP (2015) | Ranked 9th | ||
| Total | €90.4 billion (US$99.3 bn) | ||
| Per capita | €27.2k (US$29.9k) | ||
| Website | www.normandie.fr | ||
Normandy (/ˈnɔːrməndi/; French: Normandie, pronounced [nɔʁ.mɑ̃.di], Norman: Normaundie, from Old French Normanz, plural of Normant, originally from the word for "northman" in several Scandinavian languages) is one of the regions of France, roughly corresponding to the historical Duchy of Normandy.
Administratively, Normandy is divided into five departments: Calvados, Eure, Manche, Orne, and Seine-Maritime. It covers 30,627 km² (11,926 sq mi), forming roughly 5% of the territory of France. Its population of 3.37 million accounts for around 5% of the population of France. Normans is the name given to the inhabitants of Normandy, and the region is the homeland of the Norman language.
The historical region of Normandy comprised the present-day region of Normandy, as well as small areas now part of the "départements," or departments of Mayenne and Sarthe. The Channel Islands (referred to as Îles Anglo-Normandes in French) are also historically part of Normandy; they cover 194 km² and comprise two bailiwicks: Guernsey and Jersey, which are British Crown dependencies over which Queen Elizabeth II reigns as Duke of Normandy.
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