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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Stade Michel d’Ornano and Abbey of Saint-Étienne, Caen.
Stade Michel d’Ornano
Stadium
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Stade Michel d'Ornano is a multi-use stadium in Caen, France. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Stade Malherbe Caen.
Abbey of Saint-Étienne, Caen
Monastery
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The Abbey of Saint-Étienne, also known as Abbaye aux Hommes by contrast with the Abbaye aux Dames, is a former Benedictine monastery in the French city of Caen, Normandy, dedicated to Saint Stephen.
Mémorial de Caen
Museum
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The Mémorial de Caen is a museum and war memorial in Caen, Normandy, France commemorating World War II and the Battle for Caen. More generally, the museum is dedicated to the history of the twentieth century, mainly focused on the fragility of peace.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hérouville-Saint-Clair and Mondeville.
Hérouville-Saint-Clair
Town
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Hérouville-Saint-Clair is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. It is a suburb of the city of Caen, and lies adjacent to it in a northeasterly direction, along the west side of the Canal de Caen à la Mer. Hérouville-Saint-Clair is situated 3½ km northeast of Caen.
Mondeville
Town
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Mondeville is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy région in northwestern France. Mondeville is situated 3½ km east of Caen.
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″ northLongitude
-0.3706° or 0° 22′ 14″ westPopulation
105,000Elevation
19 metres (62 feet)Open location code
8CXX5JJH+VQGeoNames ID
6427109
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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”
- Korean: “캉”
- Latin: “Cadomum”
- Latvian: “Kāna”
- Lithuanian: “Kanas”
- Marathi: “कां”
- Narom: “Kaem”
- 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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