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Caen

France · Normandy

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. It is also the third largest commune in all of Normandy after Le Havre and Rouen.

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Practical facts

Local time: UTC+1 · 7 h ahead of Costa Rica
Region: Normandy
Main language: French
On the map: 49.18° N, 0.37° W

Near Caen

Bayeux · 26 km away
Deauville City · 38 km away
Lisieux · 44 km away
Le Havre · 49 km away
Honfleur · 51 km away
Mont Saint-Michel · 103 km away

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