Caen, Normandy

Caen: commune in Calvados, France

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Quick Facts about Caen

Population 105,354
Country France
State Normandy (France)
County Calvados
Twitter username CaenOfficiel
Postal code 14000
Area 25.7 km2
Official name Caen
Latitude & Longitude 49.1859,-0.3591
Male population 49265
Female population 56089
Altitude 26 feet / 8 meters
Capital city Caen is capital of canton of Caen-3, canton of Caen-4, canton of Caen-5, canton of Caen-2, canton of Caen-1, canton of Caen-7, canton of Caen-10, canton of Caen-8, Lower Normandy, canton of Caen-9, Calvados, canton of Caen-6, arrondissement of Caen
Time Zone UTC+02:00, UTC+01:00
Local time 07:47:50 (23rd April 2026)

Geography

Caen is located at 49°11'9"N 0°21'33"W (49.1858500, -0.3591200). It has 8 neighbors: Mondeville, Ifs, Herouville Saint Clair, Fleury sur Orne, Epron, Cormelles le Royal, Carpiquet and Bretteville sur Odon.

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Demographics

Year Population % Change Method
1793 34,805 - census
1800 30,923 -12.55% census
1806 36,231 14.65% census
1821 39,140 7.43% census
1836 41,310 5.25% census
1841 43,079 4.11% census
1846 44,087 2.29% census
1851 45,280 2.63% census
1856 41,394 -9.39% census
1861 41,394 0% census
1866 41,564 0.41% census
1872 41,210 -0.86% census
1876 41,181 -0.07% census
1881 41,508 0.79% census
1886 43,809 5.25% census
1891 43,809 0% census
1896 45,380 3.46% census
1901 44,794 -1.31% census
1906 44,442 -0.79% census
1911 46,934 5.31% census
1921 53,743 12.67% census
1926 54,128 0.71% census
1931 57,528 5.91% census
1936 61,334 6.21% census
1946 51,445 -19.22% census
1954 67,851 24.18% census
1962 91,336 25.71% census
1968 110,262 17.16% census
1975 119,640 7.84% census
1982 114,068 -4.88% census
1990 112,846 -1.08% census
1999 113,987 1% census
2006 110,399 -3.25% census
2008 109,899 -0.45% census
2011 108,793 -1.02% census
2013 107,229 -1.46% census
2015 106,260 -0.91% census
2016 108,461 2.03% census
2017 105,354 -2.95% census
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