Haute-Normandie
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Haute-Normandie is a region of France. It was made in 1956, when the old region of Normandy was split in two. The Basse-Normandie and this one. The capital is Rouen. 1.8 milion people live in the region. About half a million of them in the urban area of Rouen.
The region is the first producer of flax in France. It is also quite industrialized, specialising in petrochemical and pharmaceutical, as well as manufacturing industries
