Normandy

Summary

Normandy is a historical region^[1]. Normandy ranks in the top 2% of historical_region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,105 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Normandy is in the country of France^[3].
• Normandy is in the country of Jersey^[4].
• Normandy is in the country of Guernsey^[5].
• Normandy's instance of is recorded as historical region^[6].
• Normandy's capital is recorded as Caen^[7].
• Normandy's capital is recorded as Rouen^[8].
• Normandy's capital is recorded as Saint Helier^[9].
• Normandy's capital is recorded as Saint Peter Port^[10].
• Normandy's shares border with is recorded as province of Brittany^[11].
• Norsemen is named after Normandy^[12].
• Normandy's Commons category is recorded as Normandy^[13].
• Normandy comprises Normandy^[14].
• Normandy comprises Channel Islands^[15].
• Normandy was dissolved in 1790^[16].
• Normandy's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 49.12233911111111, 'lon': -0.43664430555555556}^[17].
• Normandy's official website is recorded as https://www.normandie.fr/^[18].
• Normandy's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Normandy^[19].
• Normandy's topic's main Wikimedia portal is recorded as Portal:Normandy^[20].
• Normandy's coordinates of northernmost point is recorded as {'lat': 50.0652919, 'lon': 1.3796739}^[21].
• Normandy's coordinates of southernmost point is recorded as {'lat': 48.1793863, 'lon': 0.75831}^[22].
• Normandy's coordinates of easternmost point is recorded as {'lat': 49.2719263, 'lon': 1.8028556}^[23].
• Normandy's coordinates of westernmost point is recorded as {'lat': 49.46123, 'lon': -2.6761442}^[24].
• Normandy's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[25].
• Normandy's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[26].
• Normandy's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia^[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include France^[3], a sovereign state^[28], in France^[29], founded in 0843^[30]; Jersey^[4], a Crown Dependencies^[31], in Jersey^[32], founded in 1651^[33]; and Guernsey^[5], a Crown Dependencies^[34], in United Kingdom^[35], founded in 1204^[36].

Designation and Status

Normandy's instance of is recorded as historical region^[6].

History and Context

Norsemen is named after Normandy^[12].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Normandy include Normandy Format^[37], a summit^[38], founded in 2014^[39]; Normandie^[40], a frigate^[41]; Swiss Normandy^[42], a natural region of France^[43], in France^[44]; Vire Normandie^[45], a commune of France^[46], in France^[47], founded in 2016^[48]; camembert de Normandie^[49], a French cheese^[50], in France^[51]; French ironclad Normandie^[52], an ironclad warship^[53]; and Bagnoles de l'Orne Normandie^[54], a commune of France^[55], in France^[56], founded in 2016^[57].

Why It Matters

Normandy ranks in the top 2% of historical_region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,105 views/month).^[2] Normandy has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[58] Normandy is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[59]

Entities named for Normandy include Normandy Format^[37], a summit^[38], founded in 2014^[39]; Normandie^[40], a frigate^[41]; Swiss Normandy^[42], a natural region of France^[43], in France^[44]; Vire Normandie^[45], a commune of France^[46], in France^[47], founded in 2016^[48]; camembert de Normandie^[49], a French cheese^[50], in France^[51]; and French ironclad Normandie^[52], an ironclad warship^[53].