Tourist offices in Normandy

Currency Euro.

Entry documents
Identity card for European citizens

International code
0033 to call France from abroad

Time zone
+1 GMT

Language
The official language is French

Bank holidays:
1st January
Easter Sunday and Monday
1st May: Labourer’s day
8th May: Victoire 1945 (Liberation)
Ascension: 40 days after Easter
Pentecost: 7th Sunday after Easter
14th July: Bastille Day
15th August: Virgin’s Assumption
1st November: All Saints
11th November: Remembrance Day
8th December: Immaculate Conception
25th December: Christmas

Normandy Regional Tourist Board 

Tel : 33 (0)2 32 33 79 00 -

Fax : 33 (0)2 32 31 19 04

Other regional offices for tourism

CALVADOS
Comité Départemental de Tourisme du Calvados
8, rue Renoir
14 054 Caen Cedex 4

EURE
Comité Départemental de Tourisme de l'Eure
3, rue du Commandent Letellier, B.P. 367
27 003 Evreux Cédex

MANCHE
Comité Départemental de Tourisme de la Manche
Maison du Département
Route de Villedieu
50 008 Saint-Lo Cédex

ORNE
Comité Départemental de Tourisme de l'Orne
86, rue Sainte-Blaise, B.P. 50
61 002 Alencon Cédex

SEINE-MARITIME
Comité Départemental de Tourisme de Seine-Maritime
6 rue du Couronné - B.P. 60
76 420 Bihorel

Tel : 33 (0)2 31 27 90 30 - Fax : 33 (0)2 31 27 90 35

Tel : 33 (0)2 32 62 04 27 - Fax : 33 (0)2 32 31 05 98

Tel : 33 (0)2 33 05 98 70 - Fax : 33 (0)2 33 56 07 03

Tel : 33 (0)2 33 28 88 71 - Fax : 33 (0)2 33 29 81 60

Tel : 33 (0)2 35 12 10 10 - Fax : 33 (0)2 35 59 86 04

Weights and measures
In France the metric system (meter, kilogram, liter) is in use for weight units, measures and distances.

Emergency numbers

Police 17
Firemen 18
Ambulance 15
in case of emergency you can also call the European number 112

Poison centre

Upper Normandy 08 25 81 28 22
lower Normandy 02 99 59 22 22

Medical guard

Eure 02 32 33 32 32
Le Havre: 02 32 73 32 33
Rouen: 02 35 88 44 72