Lower Normandy! (Basse-Normandie) Rachel Taylor. Facts! Region Area – 17,589 sq.km Population – About 1,416,000 Capital – Caen Departments included –

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1 Lower Normandy! (Basse-Normandie) Rachel Taylor

2 Facts! Region Area – 17,589 sq.km Population – About 1,416,000 Capital – Caen Departments included – Calvados – Manche – Orne

3 History! 5 th Century - Conquered by the Franks 1106 - Victory of Tinchebray gave Normandy to the Plantagenets 1204 – Philippe Auguste confiscated the region Hundred Years War - Annexed by England 1436-1450 – French regained region 1468 – entirely under French monarchy’s control 1956- Created a new region

4 Continued! Operation Overlord during World War II – June 1944 - Beaches of Calvados site of D-Day landings Battle of Normandy – Regions, towns, and were destoyed

5 Cuisine! Dairy products – Butter, cheese, milk, and cream Apples and Cider Seafood(Manche and Calvados) – Shellfish, lobster, clams, whelks, scallops, mussels and oysters Meat – Duck, veal, pork

6 Culture! Languages – French – Norman(regional) French Authors from Lower Normandy – Guy de Maupassant, Marcel Proust, Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly, and Gustave Flaubert Religion of Normandy citizens – 75% of Normandy residents = Roman Catholicism – 1–2% Protestants – 1–3% Muslims – ¼ have no religion Marcel Proust Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly

7 Geography! 3 regional nature parks – Marais du Cotentin et du Bessin, Normandie-Maine, Perche Norman hedged farmland – Verdant pastures and dew-drenched orchards Normandy plain Auge land – Vast uniform area Ouche land – Rural Perche – Hills groved with watercourses

8 Tourism Mont Saint Michel – contains numerous architectural jewels – Pre-Norman church, abbey church, Norman and gothic monastery building included in Mont Saint Michel Mont-Saint-Michel is surrounded by a magnificent bay which has the greatest tidal ranges in Europe, a grand spectacle

9 Continued People come to visit – Pretty harbor of Honfleur – Bayeux Tapestry – William the Conqueror's birthplace at Falaise – Basilica at Lisieux dedicated to Saint Theresa – Claude Monet's treasured garden at Giverny

10 About Lower Normandy Elle s’appelle la Basse-Normandie. La region est sur le côté nord-ouest de la France. La capitale de la région est Caen. La geographie de cette region est bonne. Il a une grande variété de collines, plaines, et les cours d'eau. Les attractions touristiques de la region sont port de Honfleur, la Tapisserie de Bayeux, ville natale de William le Conquérant à Falaise, la Basilique de Lisieux, jardin précieux et de Claude Monet à Giverny. Choses intéressantes à faire dans cette région sont visitez D-Day mémoriaux et cimetières, aller à la plage, et visiter les célèbres villages. Si vous êtes en Basse-Normandie au cours de la fin de l'automne / début de l'hiver, vous pouvez aller au Festival du hareng à Dieppe. Spécialités Basse-Normandie sont les aliments qui comprennent ingrediants de pâturages des vaches laitières et des bovins et des vergers de pommiers. Certains aliments principaux sont le fromage, cidre, fruits de mer, et les pommes (tartes et pâtisseries). Qui est des informations sur la région Basse-Normandie.

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