About Lower Normandy (Basse-Normandie)

The Départements

Lower Normandy consists of three départements:

All départements have a number as well as a name, and that number is shown in brackets after the name in the list.

The capital of Lower Normandy is Caën, which is in Calvados (14).

	Calvados (14)	Manche (50)	Orne (61)
Area (sq.km.):	5,548	5,938	6,103
Population (1999):	648,385	481,471	292,337
Population Density(1999): per sq.km.	117	81	48
Prefecture: (Departmental Capital)	Caen	Saint-Lô	Alençon
Population of Prefecture: est. 2004	116,800	19,600	28,500