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Caen, France

Caen

Normandy · France

Caen is a city and commune 15 km (9.3 mi) inland from the northwestern coast of France. It is the prefecture of the department of Calvados. The city proper has 105,512 inhabitants, while its functional urban area has 470,000, making Caen the second largest urban area in Normandy and the 19th largest in France.

Country
France
Currency
EUR
Timezone
Europe/Paris
Coordinates
0.000, 0.000

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