Province of Normandy, France .
Camembert cheese is a local specialty.
According to tradition, when Saint Aubert, bishop of Avranches, built an oratory in 709 on top of a mount, he did so at the command of the archangel Michael. Normandy's principal cities are Caen , Cherbourg , Le Havre , and Rouen . The Seine River is the region's major waterway. N ormandy was part of ancient Gaul. Franks overran the area during the 5th century.