Basse-Normandie
| RÃÂégion Basse-Normandie | |
|---|---|
 Details | |
| Information | |
| Capital: | Caen |
| Population
- Total - Density |
1 422 193 (1999) 81 /km² |
| Area | 17 589 km² |
| Arrondissements | 11 |
| Cantons | 141 |
| Communes | 1 812 |
| President of the regional council | Philippe Duron |
| DÃÂépartements | |
|
Manche (50) Orne (61) | |
| Localisation | |
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Basse-Normandie is a region of France. It was created in 1956, when the Normandy region was divided into Basse-Normandie and Haute-Normandie.
| Regions of France | |
|---|---|
| Alsace | Aquitaine | Auvergne | Lower Normandy | Burgundy | Brittany | Centre | Champagne-Ardenne | Corsica | Franche-ComtÃÂé | Upper Normandy | ÃÂÃÂle-de-France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Limousin | Lorraine | Midi-PyrÃÂénÃÂées | Nord-Pas-de-Calais | Loire Region | Picardy | Poitou-Charentes | Provence-Alpes-CÃÂôte-d'Azur | RhÃÂône-Alpes | |
| Overseas Departments | |
| Guadeloupe | Martinique | French Guiana | RÃÂéunion | |
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