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| Région | Basse-Normandie |
| Département | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | 24 cantons 287 communes 389,973 habitants |
| Cantons | chief town of 9 cantons (13 common, 162,707 habitants) |
| Habitants | Caennais |
| Population (1999) | 117,157 habitants |
| Intercommunality (2004) | Agglomeration 217,805 habitants |
| Size | 2,570ha |
Caen is a city in northwestern France. It is the préfecture (administrative capital) of the département of Calvados, and the capital of the administrative region of Basse-Normandie (Lower Normandy). Population 115,000. Orne flows near Caen.
Caen is known in particular for its historic buildings built under William the Conqueror
During the end-game of World War II in the wake of the Normandy landings, Caen was the scene of intense combat between Allied and Axis forces with British and Canadian taking the city on July 9, 1944. The rebuilding of Caen took 14 years (1948-1962) and marked its current urbanization.
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In 1952, the small commune of Venoix became part of Caen.
In 1990 , the agglomeration of Caen was organized in an arrondissement, transformed into 2002 in a community of agglomeration (Grand Caen , re-elected Caen la Mer in 2004) which gathers 29 communes including Villons-les-Buissons which recently (in 2004) joined the agglomeration.