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.- Locality with about 105,000 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 20 metres (60 feet)
- …is also known as “14118”
Places of Interest
Discover Stade Michel d’Ornano and Mémorial de Caen.
Abbey of Saint-Étienne, Caen
The Abbey of Saint-Étienne, also known as Abbaye aux…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hérouville-Saint-Clair and Mondeville.
Hérouville-Saint-Clair
Hérouville-Saint-Clair is a commune in the Calvados…
3½ km northeast of Caen
Mondeville
Mondeville is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy région in northwestern France.
3½ km east of Caen
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Latitude
49.1822° or 49° 10′ 56″ north
Longitude
-0.3706° or 0° 22′ 14″ west
Open location code
8CXX5JJH+VQ
GeoNames ID
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In Other Languages
From Amharic to Western Panjabi—“Caen” goes by many names.
ΚαένGreek
カーンJapanese
KaemJèrriais
캉Korean
CadomumLatin
KānaLatvian
KanasLithuanian
कांMarathi
CanOccitan (post 1500)
CaðumOld English (ca. 450-1100)
КанOssetian
کانPersian
КанRussian
КанSerbian
கன்Tamil
ก็องThai
КанUkrainian
کینWestern Panjabi
Places with the Same Name
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