The ''Mouvement normand'' (Norman Movement) is a
regionalist political organisation from
Normandy, in Northern France.
Unlike many regionalist groupings, they are open to the view that people of Normandy are one of the constituent nationalities that made up the French nation. They also see the people of Normandy as direct inheritors of authentic
Normans and also the results of their overseas exploits, including the
Norman conquest of England
The Norman Conquest (or the Conquest) was the 11th-century invasion and occupation of England by an army made up of thousands of Normans, Norman, Duchy of Brittany, Breton, County of Flanders, Flemish, and Kingdom of France, French troops, ...
.
History
The ''Mouvement normand'' has its origins in the
far-right
Far-right politics, also referred to as the extreme right or right-wing extremism, are political beliefs and actions further to the right of the left–right political spectrum than the standard political right, particularly in terms of being ...
French movement of the 1960s. In 1969,
Rouen
Rouen (, ; or ) is a city on the River Seine in northern France. It is the prefecture of the Regions of France, region of Normandy (administrative region), Normandy and the Departments of France, department of Seine-Maritime. Formerly one of ...
branch of the right-wing students' union ''Fédération nationale des étudiants de France'' merged with ''l'Union pour la Région Normande'' in
Lisieux to form ''Mouvement de la Jeunesse de Normandie'', renamed Mouvement normand in 1971. It is led by prominent right-wing activist Didier Patte, who is also a member of ''
Groupement de recherche et d'études sur la culture européenne
The Groupement de Recherche et d'Études pour la Civilisation Européenne ("Research and Study Group for European Civilization"), better known as GRECE, is a French ethnonationalist think tank founded in 1968 to promote the ideas of the Nouvel ...
(GRECE, the Research and Study Group on European Culture).
The ''Mouvement normand'' had always recruited its supporters from the French far-right, especially
Front National. However, in recent years, there is a significant attraction for the members of
centre-right parties such as
Union for French Democracy (UDF).
Major goals
* The unification of
Haute-Normandie and
Basse-Normandie
Lower Normandy (french: Basse-Normandie, ; nrf, Basse-Normaundie) is a former administrative region of France. On 1 January 2016, Lower and Upper Normandy merged becoming one region called Normandy.
Geography
The region included three departme ...
into a single ''
région'' of "Normandie". The merging of the two regions was decided by the French Parliament in 2014 and became effective on January 1, 2016
The 13 Region Map Definitively Adopted
* More authority for the regional government of Normandy
* The recognition and preservation of the "unique" cultural character of Normandy, formed with elements from the Scandinavian culture as well as Gallic culture
See also
* French nationalism
* Regionalism (politics)
References
External links
Official website
TVNormanChannel
Mouvement Normand's WebTelevision of current events and history on Normandy
Organizations based in Normandy
Far-right politics in France
Regionalism (politics)
Regionalist parties in France
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