High-Normandy

The High-Normandy is a area of France, created in 1956, which gathers two departments: Seine-Maritime and the Eure.

It corresponds to the oriental party of the old province of Normandy.

History

See also: History of Normandy

Administration

See also: District council of High-Normandy

Policy

See also: Political of High-Normandy

  • " the Norman movement " exist and is in particular represented by the figure of Didier Patte. This movement fights against the division of the Normandy in two administrative areas.

Geography

See also: Geography of High-Normandy

Economy

See also: Economy of High-Normandy

  • 60% of the French production of the lubricants

  • 50% of the plastics, 30% of the cars
  • the 4th French area for the foreign trade
  • the 1st area for the production of flax
  • the 6th area for research

In 2001, manufacturing industry employed 142.099 people in High-Normandy.

Principal companies installed in High-Normandy

  • Federal Mogul (automobile) Wild rabbits on the Eure
  • CERP-Rouen (pharmacy)
  • Ferrero - France (food)
  • Co-operators of Normandy-Picardy (supermarkets)
  • Delmas (transport) in Le Havre
  • Davigel (food)
  • Lubrizol France (chemistry)
  • Auxitec France (engineering)
  • Aircelle (aeronautical) in Le Havre
  • Mutant Distribution (distribution)
  • Sidel (equipment) with Octeville-sur-Mer
  • Editions Atlas (edition) with Évreux
  • Cape the Seine (food)
  • Valois (plastic)
  • Bayer elastomer (tires)
  • Carrier Transicold Industries (equipment) with Mount-Saint-Aignan
  • Peguform France (Rate innovation) (plastic) with Saint-Marcel close to Vernon
  • Savors of France Brossard (food), with the Neubourg
  • Draw up-Rand (equipment) in Le Havre
  • Devaux (work)
  • Novelis Foil France (metallurgy)
  • CIC Banks CIN (banks)
  • Sanofi-Aventis (laboratory. pharmaceutical) with the Milked and Saint Aubin Tweed
  • Renault Sandouville and Cleon
  • Total in Gonfreville
  • ExxonMobil with Our-Lady-with-Gravenchon
  • Shell in Petit Crowns
  • GPN in the past AZF subsidiary of Total with Grand-Quevilly
  • BASF with Saint Aubin Tweed
  • SNECMA with Vernon (ARIANE Rocket)
  • Boursin (Cheeses) in Pacy on the Eure

Demography

See also: Demography of High-Normandy

  • the youngest Area of France with 36,5% less than 25 years

  • 12.317 km ² (2% of the national territory) and two departments (the Eure and Seine-Maritime)
  • 1,74 million inhabitants (3% of the French population)

Transport

See also: FOR THE THIRD TIME High-Normandy

Culture

See also: Culture of High-Normandy

  • 1st area for the density in museums

  • 2nd for the density in theaters
  • of the forests of exception which extend on 20% from the territory
  • more than 50 Parks and Gardens

Religions

For the Catholic church, High-Normandy forms part, with the Basse-Normandie, of the ecclesiastical province of Rouen.

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