Caen Canal
Canal de Caen à la Mer is a short canal in the department of Calvados, France, connecting the Port of Caen, in the city of Caen, downstream to the town of Ouistreham and the English Channel.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Canal
- Description: canal in Calvados, France
- Also known as: “Canal de Caen a la Mer”, “Canal de Caen à la Mer”, and “Canal to Caen”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Abbey of Sainte-Trinité and Hôtel de Blangy.
Abbey of Sainte-Trinité
Monastery
Photo: Louis Boudan, Public domain.
The Abbey of Sainte-Trinité, better known as the Abbaye aux Dames, is a former Benedictine nunnery in Caen, Normandy, now home to the Regional Council of Normandy. The complex includes the Church of Sainte-Trinité.
Church of Saint-Jean, Caen
Church
Photo: Ikmo-ned, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The church of Saint-Jean de Caen is the parish church of the Saint-Jean district in Caen, France. It was classified as a historical monument in the list of French historic monuments protected in 1840.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vaugueux and Caen.
Caen
Photo: Viault, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Caen is the capital and largest city of the Calvados department in Normandy. Situated a few miles from the coast, the landing beaches, the bustling resorts of Deauville and Cabourg, as well as Norman Switzerland and the Pays d'Auge, Caen is often considered the archetype of Normandy.
Caen Canal
- Category: body of water
- Location: Calvados, Normandy, France, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Portuguese—“Caen Canal” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Canal de Caen à la Mer”
- Chinese: “卡恩運河”
- Chinese: “卡昂入海运河”
- Chinese: “卡昂运河”
- Chinese: “卡昂運河”
- Chinese: “康城運河”
- Danish: “Caen-kanalen”
- Danish: “Canal de Caen a la Mer”
- Danish: “Canal de Caen à la Mer”
- Dutch: “Canal de Caen à la Mer”
- Egyptian Arabic: “قناة كاين الى البحر”
- Esperanto: “Canal de Caen à la Mer”
- Esperanto: “Kanalo de Caen al Maro”
- French: “Canal de Caen a la mer”
- French: “canal de Caen à la mer”
- French: “Canal de caen à la mer”
- French: “Canal de Caen à la mer”
- French: “Canal De Caen À La Mer”
- German: “Canal de Caen à la Mer”
- Hebrew: “התעלה מקן לים”
- Hebrew: “קנאל דה קן אה לה מר”
- Japanese: “カーン運河”
- Japanese: “カエン運河”
- Korean: “캉아라메르 운하”
- Portuguese: “Canal de Caen”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Saint-Jean and Quartier Calmette - Saint-Jean-Eudes - Saint-Gilles.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bibliothèque Alexis de Tocqueville and Odon.
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