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| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Caen |
| Canton | Thue et Mue |
| Intercommunality | CU Caen la Mer |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Dominique Rouzic[1] |
Area 1 | 5.91 km2 (2.28 sq mi) |
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| 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. | |
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Cairon (French pronunciation: [kɛʁɔ̃] Audio file "Fr-Cairon.ogg" not found) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
Geography
[edit | edit source]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.
Toponymy
[edit | edit source]Cairon, Karon in 1077 and Cayron in 1231:[2] the toponym was probably formed from the Gallo-Roman Carius by adding the suffix -onis.[3]
History
[edit | edit source]During the Invasion of Normandy, Cairon was liberated on 11 June 1944 by the 46th Royal Marine Commando.
The demonym (previously gentilic) is Caironnais.
Population
[edit | edit source]In 2015, the commune totaled 1,947 inhabitants, a growth of 21% compared to 2010 (Calvados: +1.53%, France outside Mayotte: +2.44%).
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 480 | — |
| 1975 | 664 | +4.74% |
| 1982 | 809 | +2.86% |
| 1990 | 1,098 | +3.89% |
| 1999 | 1,585 | +4.16% |
| 2007 | 1,573 | −0.09% |
| 2012 | 1,759 | +2.26% |
| 2017 | 1,987 | +2.47% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
See also
[edit | edit source]- Communes of the Calvados department
- Buron
- Jean-Luc Cairon (born 1962), French gymnast and coach
References
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- ^ Albert Dauzat and Charles Rostaing, Dictionnaire étymologique des noms de lieux en France, Paris, Larousse, 1963
- ^ René Lepelley, Dictionnaire étymologique des noms de communes de Normandie, Condé-sur-Noireau, Éd. Charles Corlet, 1996 (Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value)., notice BnFno FRBNF36174448), p. 83
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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