Haute-Normandie (Upper Normandy)'s one of the 26 regions of France. It was created in 1956 from two départements: Seine-Maritime and Eure, when Normandy was divided into Basse-Normandie and Haute-Normandie. This division continues to provoke controversy, and some continue to call for regrouping of the two. However, the name Haute-Normandie existed prior to 1956 and referred by tradition to territories currently included within the administrative region: the Pays de Caux, the Pays de Bray (… (More on Haute-normandie)