| Upper Normandy | |
| Native Name: | |
| Image Blank Emblem: | Arms of William the Conqueror (1066-1087).svg |
| Blank Emblem Size: | 80 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | France |
| Extinct Title: | Dissolved |
| Extinct Date: | 2016-01-01 |
| Seat Type: | Prefecture |
| Seat: | Rouen |
| Area Total Km2: | 12317 |
| Population Total: | 1915000 |
| Population As Of: | 2007-01-01 |
| Demographics Type1: | GDP |
| Demographics1 Footnotes: | [1] |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Total |
| Demographics1 Info1: | €57.311 billion |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Per capita |
| Demographics1 Info2: | €30,900 |
| Parts Type: | Departments |
| Parts Style: | list |
| Parts: | 2 |
| P1: | Eure (27) |
| P2: | Seine-Maritime (76) |
| Blank Name Sec2: | NUTS Region |
| Blank Info Sec2: | FR2 |
| Iso Code: | FR-Q |
Upper Normandy (French: Haute-Normandie, in French pronounced as /ot nɔʁmɑ̃di/; Ĥâote-Normaundie) is a former administrative region of France. On 1 January 2016, Upper and Lower Normandy merged becoming one region called Normandy.[2]
It was created in 1956 from two departments: Seine-Maritime and Eure, when Normandy was divided into Lower Normandy and Upper Normandy. This division continued to provoke controversy, and many people continued to call for the two regions to be reunited. The two regions were finally merged on 1 January 2016. The name Upper Normandy existed prior to 1956 and referred by tradition to territories currently included within the administrative region: the Pays de Caux, the Pays de Bray (not that of Picardy), the Roumois, the Campagne of Le Neubourg, the Plaine de Saint-André and the Norman Vexin. Today, most of the Pays d'Auge, as well as a small portion of the Pays d'Ouche, are located in Lower Normandy. Rouen and Le Havre are important urban centers.
Rouen is the regional capital, historically important with many fine churches and buildings, including the tallest cathedral tower in France. The region's largest city, in terms of municipal population, is Le Havre, although Rouen is by far the most populous urban area and metropolitan area. The region is twinned with the London Borough of Redbridge in England. Its economy is centered on agriculture, industry, petrochemicals and tourism.
Bernay
Dieppe
Évreux
Fécamp
Le Grand-Quevilly
Le Havre
Le Petit-Quevilly
Louviers
Mont-Saint-Aignan
Rouen
Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray
Sotteville-lès-Rouen
Vernon