Area: 12,317 km2 [8215 square miles]

Population: 1,760,000

Regional capital: Rouen

The main feature of Upper Normandy economy is the extensive development of the Lower Seine with its two major ports of Le Havre and Rouen (France's 2nd and 5th largest).

It also features oil refining, chemical, and automobile industries. Agriculture (cereals), livestock, the agri-foodstuffs industry and tourism all contribute to the economic life of the region whose proximity to Paris is not a disadvantage.

The region is now engaged in a far-reaching program of industrial conversion and diversification of activities in Metz and Nancy, the university center.

Towns in Upper Normandy

Dieppe

Eu and Le Treport