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Route Nationale 28
The Route nationale 28 is a trunk road in Normandy and Picardy in northwest France. It connects the city of Rouen to the port of Dunkerque. Most of the route has been superseded by the A28 autoroute. Route The road begins in the city of Rouen as the ''Route de Neufchatel''. It is now numbered the RD928 as through traffic now uses the A28. The road passes north of the town of Neufchatel-en-Bray and a junction with the A29 autoroute and N29. Thereafter the road is numbered the N29. The road skirts to the west of the ''Basse Forêt d'Eu''. It passes the town of Foucarmont and then through the ''Haute Foret d'Eu''. It then reaches the town of Blangy-sur-Bresle. Thereafter the road is renumbered RD928. The road passes north east of the town of Abbeville. The road heads north from Abbeville, again numbered the RD928, passing east of the ''Forêt de Crecy'' and the Battlefield of Crécy. The road crosses the River Authie followed by the town of Hesdin. It passes to the no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Normandy
Normandy (; french: link=no, Normandie ; nrf, Normaundie, Nouormandie ; from Old French , plural of ''Normant'', originally from the word for "northman" in several Scandinavian languages) is a geographical and cultural region in Northwestern Europe, roughly coextensive with the historical Duchy of Normandy. Normandy comprises mainland Normandy (a part of France) and the Channel Islands (mostly the British Crown Dependencies). It covers . Its population is 3,499,280. The inhabitants of Normandy are known as Normans, and the region is the historic homeland of the Norman language. Large settlements include Rouen, Caen, Le Havre and Cherbourg. The cultural region of Normandy is roughly similar to the historical Duchy of Normandy, which includes small areas now part of the departments of Mayenne and Sarthe. The Channel Islands (French: ''Îles Anglo-Normandes'') are also historically part of Normandy; they cover and comprise two bailiwicks: Guernsey and Jersey, which are B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
