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Calvados. Castles of which little or nothing remains include Château d'Olivet. Built c.1060 by William the Conqueror, keep pulled down 1793, damaged by bombs during World War II. Demolished early 16th century by order of Cardinal Richelieu. Construction begun on site of earlier castle in 1123 by Henry I of England, damaged during World War II. [1]
The Cotentin Peninsula (US: / ˌkoʊtɒ̃ˈtæ̃ /, [1] French: [kɔtɑ̃tɛ̃]; Norman: Cotentîn [kotɑ̃ˈtẽ] ⓘ), also known as the Cherbourg Peninsula, is a peninsula in Normandy that forms part of the northwest coast of France. It extends north-westward into the English Channel, towards Great Britain.
Brittany (/ ˈ b r ɪ t ən i / BRIT-ən-ee; French: Bretagne, pronounced ⓘ; Breton: Breizh, pronounced [bʁɛjs, bʁɛx]; [1] [dubious – discuss] Gallo: Bertaèyn or Bertègn, pronounced [bəʁtaɛɲ]) is a peninsula, historical country and cultural area in the north-west of modern France, covering the western part of what was known as Armorica during the period of Roman occupation.
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km 2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. Mont-Saint-Michel[ 3 ] (French pronunciation: [lə mɔ̃ sɛ̃ miʃɛl]; Norman: Mont Saint Miché; English: Saint Michael 's Mount) is a tidal island and mainland commune in Normandy, France. The island [ 4 ] lies ...
Website. www.normandie.fr. Normandy (French: Normandie; Norman: Normaundie or Nouormandie) [note 2] 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).
Castles of which little or nothing remains include Château de Joyeuse Garde and Château de Rustéphan. On site of Roman fort, military fortress until 20th century. Destroyed by the English in 1373. Damaged during the French Revolution, restored in the 20th and 21st century. Besieged in 1590 during the French Wars of Religion, rebuilt c.1600.
Le Havre (/ ləˈhɑːv (rə)/ lə HAHV (-rə); [ 5 ][ 6 ][ 7 ]French: [lə ɑvʁ (ə)] ⓘ; Norman: Lé Hâvre [lɛ ˈhɑvʁ (ə)]) is a major port city in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region of northern France. It is situated on the right bank of the estuary of the river Seine on the Channel southwest of the Pays de Caux ...
The following table is the list of communes in Brittany with a population over 15,000 inhabitants. Rennes is situated in the east of Brittany, being the capital of the region, the capital of the Ille-et-Vilaine department, as well as the most populous metropolitan area in Brittany with 700,000 inhabitants (2013).