For civil purposes, the province was divided into a number of "pagi": the "civitas" of Rotomagus (Rouen) formed the "pagus Rotomagensis" (Roumois); in addition there were the "pagi" "Caletus" (Pays de Caux), "Vilcassinus" (the Vexin), the "Tellaus" (Talou); Bayeux, the pagus Bajocassinus (Bessin), and the Otlinga Saxonia; that of Lisieux the pagus Lexovinus (Lieuvin); that of Coutances the p. Corilensis and p. Constantinus (Cotentin); that of Avranches the p. Abrincatinus (Avranchin); that of Sez the p. Oximensis (Hiémois), the p. Sagensis and p. Corbonensis (Corbonnais); and that of Evreux the p. Ebroicinus (Evrecin) and p. Madriacensis (pays de Madrie) ("EB" "Normandy").
Večina sodobnih francoskih "pays", na primer grofiji Comminges in Ponthieu, se približno ujema s starimi okrožji.