Note 105 — CHAP. XXII.

Normandy,—is bounded on the east by Picardy and the Isle of France,—on the south, by Maine and Perche,—on the west, by the ocean,—on the north, by the Channel, which separates it from England.

It contains seven dioceses, or bishopricks,—Rouen, Bayeux, Avranches, Evreux, Sées, Lisieux, and Coutances,—in which are computed 4189 parishes, and 80 abbies, &c.—Gazetteer.