Normandy (Concert of Europe)

Normandy (French: Normandie, Norman: Normaundie) is a country of. It is located in the northern part of the country: it borders to its east,  and Maine to its south,  to its southwest, and the  to its north. It also includes the Channel Islands, a former British possession given to France after the end of the.

Once a territory settled by Vikings, then a duchy in the Middle Ages, Normandy is a land of sparse forests, cliffs, long beaches, river meanders and mixed woodlands and pastures. Normandy is a predominantly rural and agricultural region, and cattle breeding is the most important sector of the economy. Most of the population is bilingual, with French and Norman appearing together on road signs and official documents, but in some more remote areas and on the Channel Isles Norman is almost exclusively spoken.