</s> ▁The ▁M ouv ement ▁norm and ▁( N orm an ▁Mov ement ) ▁is ▁a ▁regional ist ▁political ▁organisation ▁from ▁Norm andy , ▁in ▁Northern ▁France . ▁ ▁Un like ▁many ▁regional ist ▁group ings , ▁it ▁reject s ▁" separ at ism " ▁and ▁under lines ▁the ▁view ▁that ▁people ▁of ▁Norm andy ▁are ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁constitu ent ▁national ities ▁that ▁made ▁up ▁the ▁French ▁nation . ▁They ▁also ▁see ▁the ▁people ▁of ▁Norm andy ▁as ▁direct ▁inherit ors ▁of ▁authentic ▁Norm ans ▁and ▁also ▁the ▁results ▁of ▁their ▁over se as ▁explo its , ▁including ▁the ▁Norman ▁con quest ▁of ▁England . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁M ouv ement ▁norm and ▁has ▁its ▁orig ins ▁in ▁the ▁far - right ▁French ▁movement ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁Rou en ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁right - wing ▁students ' ▁union ▁F édération ▁nationale ▁des ▁ét udi ants ▁de ▁France ▁merged ▁with ▁l ' Union ▁pour ▁la ▁Rég ion ▁Norm ande ▁in ▁Lis ieux ▁to ▁form ▁M ouv ement ▁de ▁la ▁Je un esse ▁de ▁Norm and ie , ▁renamed ▁M ouv ement ▁norm and ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁It ▁is ▁led ▁by ▁prominent ▁right - wing ▁activ ist ▁Did ier ▁Pat te , ▁who ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁Group ement ▁de ▁recherche ▁et ▁d ' ét udes ▁sur ▁la ▁culture ▁européenne ▁( G RE CE , ▁the ▁Research ▁and ▁Study ▁Group ▁on ▁European ▁Culture ). ▁