What is Upper Normandy?
[[File:Haute-Normandie map.png|thumb|right|Upper Normandy is shown in red]] [[File:Flag of Normandie.svg|right|250px]] [[File:Blason region fr Normandie.svg|right|90px]] '''Upper Normandy''' (called ''Haute-Normandie'' in [[French language|French]]) is a former [[Regions of France|region]] of [[France]]. It is now part of the administrative region of [[Normandy]]. The [[capital city|capital]] was [[Rouen]], which is now the capital of Normandy. In 2007 about 1.9 million people lived in the region. Upper Normandy was formed as a region in 1956. The old region of [[Normandy]] was split into the current Upper Normandy and [[Lower Normandy]]. The [[Departments of France|departments]] in the region were [[Seine-Maritime]] and [[Eure]]. The region was the first producer of [[flax]] in France. It is also quite industrialized, specialising in [[petrochemical]] and [[pharmaceutical]], as well as [[manufacturing]] [[industry|industries]]. {{commons category}} {{France-geo-stub}} [[Category:Former administrative regions of France]]