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Cairon | |
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Commune | |
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Location of Cairon | |
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Coordinates: 49°14′28″N 0°26′56″W / 49.2411°N 0.4489°W / 49.2411; -0.4489 | |
Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Department | Calvados |
Arrondissement | Caen |
Canton | Thue et Mue |
Intercommunality | CU Caen la Mer |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Dominique Rouzic |
Area1 | 5.91 km2 (2.28 sq mi) |
Population (2021) | 2,023 |
• Density | 340/km2 (890/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 14123 /14610 |
Elevation | 28–72 m (92–236 ft) (avg. 85 m or 279 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Cairon (French pronunciation: ⓘ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
The commune of Cairon is situated in Normandy, in Calvados, 5 kilometers to the north-west of Caen.
The Mue river and its tributary the Vey flow through Cairon.
Cairon, Karon in 1077 and Cayron in 1231: the toponym was probably formed from the Gallo-Roman Carius by adding the suffix -onis.
During the Invasion of Normandy, Cairon was liberated on 11 June 1944 by the 46th Royal Marine Commando.
The demonym (previously gentilic) is Caironnais.
In 2015, the commune totaled 1,947 inhabitants, a growth of 21% compared to 2010 (Calvados: +1.53%, France outside Mayotte: +2.44%).
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