Caen
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.Places of Interest
Highlights: Stade Michel d’Ornano and Mémorial de Caen.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hérouville-Saint-Clair and Mondeville.
Hérouville-Saint-Clair
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Mondeville
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Caen
- Type: Locality with 105,000 residents
- Also known as: “14118”
- Location: Arrondissement of Caen, Calvados, Normandy, France, Europe
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Latitude
49.1822° or 49° 10′ 56″ north
Longitude
-0.3706° or 0° 22′ 14″ west
Population
105,000
Elevation
19 metres (62 feet)
Open location code
8CXX5JJH+VQ
GeoNames ID
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In Other Languages
From Amharic to Western Panjabi—“Caen” goes by many names.
- Amharic: “ካየን”
- Arabic: “كا”
- Belarusian: “Горад Кан”
- Bulgarian: “Кан”
- Chinese: “卡昂”
- French: “Caen”
- Georgian: “კანი”
- Greek: “Καέν”
- Japanese: “カーン”
- Jèrriais: “Kaem”
- Korean: “캉”
- Latin: “Cadomum”
- Latvian: “Kāna”
- Lithuanian: “Kanas”
- Marathi: “कां”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Can”
- Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Caðum”
- Ossetian: “Кан”
- Persian: “کان”
- Russian: “Кан”
- Serbian: “Кан”
- Tamil: “கன்”
- Thai: “ก็อง”
- Ukrainian: “Кан”
- Western Panjabi: “کین”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Hastings and Saint-Jean.
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Highlights: Hôtel de Girard-Bureau and Abbaye aux Hommes.
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