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Lower Normandy Lower Normandy higher education 37,453 students in 2005-2006, studying at 27 higher education sites, o/w 6 university sites. Of the total, 90.2% are in the public sector and 67.5% at university. population change in number of students population without duplicate entries 2000 2005 1,422,193 inhabitants in 1999, i.e. Lower Normandy 37,278 37,453 + 0.5% France* 2,160,253 2,274,987 + 5.3% 2.4% population of France* weight of region 1.7% 1.6% 81 inhabitants per km *excluding Overseas Territories * excluding Overseas Territories baccalauréat holders - 2005 session change and weight of 17-25 age group percentage of enrolment rate of baccalauréat distribution change baccalauréat baccalauréat 2000 2005 since baccalauréat holders in one holders in higher general technological professional total 2000 success rate generation education system Lower Normandy 164,598 161,648 - 1.8% Lower Nor. 5,957 3,147 2,553 11,657 - 3.3% 82.0% 61.7% 69.5% France* + 3.4% 7,115,395 7,354,195 France* 272,512 140,828 93,268 506,608 - 1.9% 79.9% 62.1% 81.9% weight of region 2.3% 2.2% * excluding Overseas Territories *excluding Overseas Territories regional atlas > 2005-2006 > 115 main higher education branches of study (2005-2006) Cherbourg Carentan Luc-sur-Mer Le Hommet- Bayeux Trouville categories d'Arthenay Lisieux Superior Technician Sections Saint-Lô STS and affiliated programmes Coutances Maltot Caen Torigni-sur-Vire CPGE Preparatory class St-Pierre- for Grandes Écoles Granville Falaise sur-Dives University Institutes Vire IUT L'Aigle of Technology Avranches Mortain Flers Argentan Main sites of universities and affiliated institutions St-Hilaire- La-Ferté-Macé Sées du-Harcoüet Main sites of INPs or UTs Alençon Mortagne- au-Perche Secondary university sites IUFM University Institute for teacher training Engineering programmes (all ministries combined) Private faculties Business schools administrative attachment Caen 0 50 km 116 > regional atlas > 2005-2006 > Lower Normandy Lower Normandy number of students enrolled in higher education system (2005-2006) number of students enrolled in higher education system in urban units (INSEE 1999). Cherbourg Carentan Luc-sur- Trouville Mer Bayeux Le Hommet-d'Artenay Caen Lisieux St-Lô Maltot Coutances Torigni- sur-Vire Condé-sur St-Pierre- Falaise sur-Dives Granville Vire -Noireau Argentan Avranches Flers Sées L'Aigle Mortain La-Ferté-Macé Mortagne-au- St-Hilaire-du- Perche Harcoüet Alençon weight of higher education branches of study (2005-2006) 50,000 programmes universities excluding and university 20,000 affiliated engineering other CPGE STS institutions programmes IUFM programmes In bold type: university site 5,000 Lower Normandy 3.1% 13.0% 67.5% 0.8% 4.2% 11.3% 1,000 0 50 km less than 300 France* 3.3% 10.5% 63.6% 3.9% 3.6% 15.1% * excluding Overseas Territories regional atlas > 2005-2006 > 117 size of university sites and change between 2000-2001 and 2005-2006 number of students enrolled in universities and affiliated institutions in 2005-2006 (including IUT and engineering programmes), in urban units (INSEE 1999). 50,000 Cherbourg 20,000 5,000 1,000 Caen less than 400 - 3,2 % St-Lô Lisieux change from 2000-2001 Vire to 2005-2006 +60% and over Alençon +30 to + 59.9% universities and affiliated institutions in 2005-2006 +10 to +29.9% 0 to +9.9% university sites number of students per cycle engineering -10 to -0.1% in urban units IUT 0 and 1st 2nd 3rd programmes total -30% to -10.1% 0 50 km Caen 2,701 10,985 7,000 3,857 748 25,291 Alençon 352 149 129 630 under -30% Caen 1,395 10,674 6,710 3,849 624 23,252 Cherbourg 492 162 114 8 124 900 insignificant (creation of site relocation of university and IUT programmes or data not consistent over period) Lisieux 202 18 220 relocation of university programmes Saint-Lô 155 29 184 France : + 2.6% relocation of IUT programmes Vire 105 105 118 > regional atlas > 2005-2006 > Lower Normandy number of students (2005-2006) Lower Normandy universities and affiliated institutions engineering programmes total (excluding engineering programmes) private STS and number of students per cycle other progr. écoles other affiliated university MENESR and other normales private business schools university higher population units institutions IUT 0 and 1st 2nd 3rd Total progr. progr. ministries IUFM sup. faculties schools and progr. progr. education in 1999 14 - Calvados Bayeux 103 103 17,746 Caen 995 1,853 1,395 10,674 6,710 3,849 22,628 624 197 1,143 495 1,564 24,395 29,499 199,490 Caen 952 1,532 1,055 10,281 6,538 3,562 21,436 624 1,143 495 1,006 23,203 27,188 113,987 Epron 197 197 1,755 Hérouville-Saint-Clair 43 180 393 172 287 852 558 852 1,633 24,025 Ifs 340 340 340 340 9,208 Mondeville 141 141 10,428 Condé-sur-Noireau 14 14 7,094 Falaise 58 131 189 8,434 Lisieux 164 202 18 220 204 220 588 27,629 Luc-sur-Mer 45 45 13,243 Douvres-la-Délivrande 45 45 4,809 Maltot 33 33 575 Saint-Pierre-sur-Dives 128 128 3,977 Trouville-sur-Mer 63 63 20,406 Deauville 63 63 4,364 Vire 101 105 105 119 105 325 15,995 50 - Manche Avranches 155 155 14,669 Carentan 57 57 7,727 Cherbourg 134 316 492 162 114 8 776 124 12 407 900 1,769 89,704 Cherbourg-Octeville 134 316 492 162 114 8 776 124 12 306 900 1,668 25,370 Tourlaville 101 101 17,551 Coutances 201 201 9,840 Granville 143 178 321 18,137 Le Hommet-d'Arthenay 93 93 326 Mortain 36 36 3,729 Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët 124 124 6,073 Saint-Lô 39 301 155 29 184 228 108 223 412 1,083 25,462 Agneaux 87 87 4,476 Saint-Lô 39 214 155 29 184 228 108 223 412 996 20,090 Torigni-sur-Vire 11 11 7,565 Condé-sur-Vire 11 11 2,984 61 - Orne Alençon 187 352 149 129 630 114 201 507 831 1,639 44,382 Alençon 187 201 507 201 895 28,935 Damigny 352 149 129 630 114 630 744 2,917 Argentan 82 82 17,441 Flers 222 164 386 23,240 La Ferté-Macé 166 166 7,355 L'aigle 15 112 127 12,254 Mortagne-au-Perche 39 39 5,389 Sées 177 177 4,504 Lower Normandy 1,168 4,873 2,701 10,985 7,000 3,857 24,543 748 311 1,572 615 3,623 26,863 37,453 1,422,193 regional atlas > 2005-2006 > 119 how to read the tables universities and affiliated institutions engineering programmes total STS private (excluding engineering programmes) other univer- and other programmes écoles schools higher total number of students per cycle sity affiliated university MENESR and other normales private business and pro- educa- population units CPGEinstitutions IUT 0 and 1st 2nd 3rd Total programmes programmes ministries IUFM sup. faculties schools programmes grammes tion in1999 XX - Département 1 UrbanU unit 1 data sources and scope for these Urban unit 2 categories provided on page 192 Commune 21 Commune 22 Urban unit 3 An urban unit (in bold type) is a group of communities with at least 2,000 inhabitants in which Urban unit 4 no residence is separated from the next by more than 200 metres. Urban unit 5 Rural commune 6 The other communes (not in bold type) are classified as rural communes. Urban unit 7 Commune 71 The definitions of urban and rural territories are reviewed prior to each census. Commune 72 The definitions used in the present edition are those set forth in the INSEE 1999 census. Commune 73 Commune 74 Commune 75 Commune 76 Urban unit 8* A given urban unit can extend to two or more départements. Total number of students enrolled in university XX - Département 2 programmes at: Urban unit 9 An asterisk designates an urban unit in which the higher education sites - universities and affiliated institutions (including Urban unit 8* are located in communes of different départements. Commune 82 students enrolled in IUT and university engineering Urban unit 10 programmes) Urban unit 11 - INPs and UTs (excluding engineering programmes) Commune 111 - IUFMs Commune 112 Commune 113 Urban unit 12 Total number of students enrolled in urban unit Urban unit 13 or commune. Urban unit 14 Urban unit 15 When higher education units exists in several communes of Commune 151 a given urban unit, the breakdown per commune and per Population without duplicate records in INSEE 1999 Commune 152 programme structure is also provided. census. Commune 153 28 > regional atlas > 2005-2006 > higher education by region sources sources data fields CPGE (Preparatory Classes for Grandes Écoles) DEPP: SCOLARITE information system Students enrolled in CPGEs at public and private institutions under the authority of the MENESR and other DEPP: survey no.17 ministries Ministry of Agriculture STS (Superior Technician Sections) DEPP: SCOLARITE information system Students in post-baccalauréat programmes affiliated with STS (BTS, refresher courses, DPECF, DECF, DMA, and affiliated programmes DEPP: survey no.18 DSAA, DNTS, complementary post-BTS programmes), in public and private institutions under the authority of the Ministry of Agriculture MENESR and other ministries IUT (University Institutes of Technology) DEPP: SISE information system Students enrolled in universities and affiliated institutions and registered in DUT, post-DUT and DNTS programmes Universities (excluding IUT DEPP: SISE information system Students enrolled in universities and affiliated institutions, including further training programmes leading to and engineering programmes) a degree, work-study programmes, university degrees, DAEU, long-distance education; not including students in engineering, DUT and affiliated programmes University engineering programmes DEPP: SISE information system Students enrolled in universities and affiliated institutions, and registered in classic engineering programmes, specialised engineering programmes and engineering programmes in partnership (e.g.
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