Normandy

Gallo-Roman theatre Normandy (; ; ; from Old French , plural of ''Normant'', originally from the word for "northman" in several Scandinavian languages) is a geographical and cultural region in northwestern Europe, roughly coextensive with the historical Duchy of Normandy.

Normandy comprises mainland Normandy (a part of France) and insular Normandy (mostly the British Channel Islands). It covers . Its population in 2017 was 3,499,280. The inhabitants of Normandy are known as Normans; the region is the historic homeland of the Norman language. Large settlements include Rouen, Caen, Le Havre and Cherbourg.

The cultural region of Normandy is roughly similar to the historical Duchy of Normandy, which includes small areas now part of the departments of Mayenne and Sarthe. The Channel Islands (French: ''Îles Anglo-Normandes'') are also historically part of Normandy; they cover and comprise two bailiwicks: Guernsey and Jersey, which are British Crown Dependencies.

Normandy's name comes from the settlement of the territory by Vikings ("Northmen") starting in the 9th century, and confirmed by treaty in the 10th century between King Charles III of France and the Viking ''jarl'' Rollo. For almost 150 years following the Norman conquest of England in 1066, Normandy and England were linked by having the same person reign as both Duke of Normandy and King of England. Provided by Wikipedia
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    Published 1684
    Rouen, D. Berthelin, 1684.
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    Published 1612
    Roven, Impr. de R. dv Petit Val, 1612.
    [16] 907 (i.e., 908) [38] p.
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    Published 1660
    Röven. Impr. de la vefue de D. Dv Petit Val, imprimeur & libraire ordinaire du roy, 1660.
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    Published 1515
    Rouen, Jehan Richard [1515]
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    by Hoüard, David, 1725-1802
    Published 1776
    À Paris : Chez Saillant, Nyon & Valade, libraires, rue S. Jacques, MDCClLXXVI [1776]
    1 online resource (4 volumes) : illustrations, portraits.
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    Published 1759
    À Rouen : De l'impr. de Richard Lallemant, 1759.
    1 online resource (viii, [8], 732, [86] p.)
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    Published 1881
    Jersey : Charles Le Feuvre, 1881.
    1 online resource (xxv, 420 pages)
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