Caen
commune in Calvados, France
Caen ( pronounced can (/kɑ̃/);) is a city in France. It is the capital city of Basse-Normandie and Calvados. The river Orne flows through it. Today, about 110,000 people live there (intra muros, inside the city); the urban area has about 370,000 people. The city has a very long history; the name probably has Gaulish origins (from cato Military activity; and mago field; probably something like place where the troops exercised).[1] A campus of the École de management de Normandie is in the city.
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Location of Caen  | |
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| Coordinates: 49°10′59″N 0°22′10″W / 49.1831°N 0.3694°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Caen |
| Intercommunality | Caen la Mer |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Philippe Duron (PS) |
| Area 1 | 25.70 km2 (9.92 sq mi) |
| Population (2008) | 112,790 |
| • Density | 4,400/km2 (11,000/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Caennais |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14118 /14000, 14300 |
| Elevation | 2–73 m (6.6–239.5 ft) (avg. 8 m or 26 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Sister cities
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References
change- ↑ René Lepelley, Dictionnaire étymologique des noms de communes de Normandie, P.U.C., Corlet, Caen, Condé-sur-Noireau, 1996.
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