About 310 results for ‘Normandy’
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Normandy
Normandy is a geographical region corresponding to the former Duchy of Normandy. The continental territory covers 30,627 km² and forms the preponderant part of Normandy and roughly 5% of the territory of France. It is divided for administrative purposes into two regions: Lower Normandy and Upper Normandy. The Channel Islands (referred to as Îles Anglo-Normandes in French) are historically part of Normandy, cover 194 km² and comprise two bailiwicks: Guernsey and Jersey, which are British Crown Dependencies. Upper Normandy (Haute-Normandie) consists of the French departments of Seine-Maritime and Eure, and Lower Normandy (Basse-Normandie) of the departments of Orne, Calvados, and Manche. The former province of Normandy comprised present-day Upper and Lower Normandy, as well as small areas now part of the départements of Eure-et-Loir, Mayenne, and Sarthe. The name of Normandy is derived from the settlement of the territory by Vikings from the 9th century, and confirmed by treaty in the 10th century. For a century and a half following the Norman Conquest of England in 1066, Normandy and England were linked by Norman and Frankish rulers. During the Second World War, the D Day landings on the Normandy beaches under the code name Operation Overlord, started the lengthy Battle of Normandy which resulted in the Liberation of Paris, the restoration of the French Republic, and was a significant turning point in the war. The population of Normandy is around 3.45 million. The continental population of 3.26 million accounts for 5.5% of the population of France (in 2005). Lower Normandy is predominantly agricultural in character, with cattle breeding the most important sector (although in decline from the peak levels of the 1970s and 1980s). The bocage is a patchwork of small fields with high hedges, typical of western areas. Upper Normandy contains a higher concentration of industry. Normandy is a significant cider-producing region, and also produces calvados, a distilled cider or apple brandy. Other activities of economic importance are dairy produce, flax (60% of production in France), horse breeding (including two French national stud farms), fishing, seafood, and tourism. The region contains three French nuclear power stations.
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- Archaeology
- Goldsmith
- Middle Ages
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- crosse | crosse de l'abbaye de Saint-Amand de Rouen
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- Date:
- 12th century
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Habitants des diverses Provinces de la France (titre insc...
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- Ethnology
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- Alsace
- Auvergne (region)
- Brittany
- Champagne-Ardenne
- Child
- Colmar
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- 19th century
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- croix-pendentif | de Saint-Lo
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- 19th century
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- Designation:
- boucle d'oreille (2) | fileuse
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- 19th century
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- pendentif | Saint-Esprit
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- Portrayed subject:
- Holy Spirit
- Symbol
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- 19th century
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- Designation:
- croix-pendentif ; broche
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- Date:
- 19th century
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- croix-pendentif ; coulant | de Rouen
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- 19th century
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- Designation:
- collier
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- Date:
- 19th century
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- Designation:
- pendant
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- Date:
- 19th century
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- Basket weaving
- Ethnology
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- Designation:
- panier
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- Date:
- 19th century
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- Designation:
- bavoir
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- Date:
- 20th century
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- Designation:
- bavoir
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- Date:
- 20th century
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- Designation:
- bavoir
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- Date:
- 20th century
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- Designation:
- pot
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- Date:
- 20th century
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- Field(s):
- Entertainment
- Ethnology
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- Designation:
- marionnette à gaine
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- Portrayed subject:
- Normandy
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Saint Jean d'Abbetot : fresques, Crucifixion [titre attri...
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- Field(s):
- Drawing
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- Portrayed subject:
- Flower
- Normandy
- Painting
- Vault (architecture)
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- Date:
- 20th century
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Eglise à porche dans un bourg normand (esquisse) [titre a...
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- Field(s):
- Drawing
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- Portrayed subject:
- Bell tower
- House
- Landscape
- Normandy
- Porch
- Town square
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- Date:
- 20th century
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Licols (étude) [titre attribué]
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- Field(s):
- Drawing
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- Portrayed subject:
- Horse
- Horse tack
- Normandy
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- Date:
- 20th century
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Harnachement de cheval (étude) [titre attribué]
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- Field(s):
- Drawing
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- Portrayed subject:
- Horse
- Horse tack
- Normandy
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- Date:
- 20th century
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Selles, harnais et colliers (étude) [titre attribué]
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- Field(s):
- Drawing
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- Portrayed subject:
- Horse
- Horse tack
- Normandy
- Whip
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- Date:
- 20th century
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Colliers de cheval [titre attribué]
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- Field(s):
- Drawing
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- Portrayed subject:
- Horse
- Horse tack
- Normandy
- Wall
- Whip
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- Date:
- 20th century
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