Normandy (administrative region)
Normandy is the northwesternmost of the eighteen regions of France, roughly coextensive with the historical Duchy of Normandy.
Rouen Cathedral
Half-timbered houses in Rouen
Historic photograph of the Caserne Jeanne d'Arc in Rouen, provisionally the seat of the Norman regional assembly
The Duchy of Normandy grew out of the 911 Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between King Charles III of West Francia and the Viking leader Rollo. The duchy was named for its inhabitants, the Normans.
Statue of Rollo, founder of the fiefdom of Normandy, standing in Falaise, Calvados, birthplace of his descendant William the Conqueror, the Duke of Normandy who became King of England
"La Reine, Notre Duc": title of a Diamond Jubilee exhibition at the Jersey Arts Centre