Basse-Normandie - Definition and Overview

Région Basse-Normandie
Details
Information
Capital:	Caen
Population  - Total  - Density	1,422,193 (1999 census) 1,443,000 (1.1.2004 estimates) 81 /km²
Area	17 589 km²
Arrondissements	11
Cantons	141
Communes	1 812
President of the regional council	Philippe Duron
Départements
Calvados (14) Manche (50) Orne (61)
Localisation

Basse-Normandie is a region of France. It was created in 1956, when the Normandy region was divided into Basse-Normandie and Haute-Normandie.

Regions of France
Alsace | Aquitaine | Auvergne | Lower Normandy | Burgundy | Brittany | Centre | Champagne-Ardenne | Corsica | Franche-Comté | Upper Normandy | Île-de-France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Limousin | Lorraine | Midi-Pyrénées | Nord-Pas-de-Calais | Loire Region | Picardy | Poitou-Charentes | Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur | Rhône-Alpes
Overseas Departments
Guadeloupe | Martinique | French Guiana | Réunion