Cairon

Coordinates: 49°14′28″N 0°26′56″W / 49.2411°N 0.4489°W / 49.2411; -0.4489
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Cairon
Chateau
Chateau
Coat of arms of Cairon
Location of Cairon
Map
Cairon is located in France
Cairon
Cairon
Cairon is located in Normandy
Cairon
Cairon
Coordinates: 49°14′28″N 0°26′56″W / 49.2411°N 0.4489°W / 49.2411; -0.4489
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentCalvados
ArrondissementCaen
CantonThue et Mue
IntercommunalityCU Caen la Mer
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Dominique Rouzic[1]
Area
1
5.91 km2 (2.28 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,023
 • Density340/km2 (890/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
14123 /14610
Elevation28–72 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: [kɛʁɔ̃] ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.

Geography

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

Cairon, Karon in 1077 and Cayron in 1231:[3] the toponym was probably formed from the Gallo-Roman Carius by adding the suffix -onis.[4]

History

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

In 2015, the commune totaled 1,947 inhabitants, a growth of 21% compared to 2010 (Calvados: +1.53%, France outside Mayotte: +2.44%).

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
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[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Albert Dauzat and Charles Rostaing, Dictionnaire étymologique des noms de lieux en France, Paris, Larousse, 1963
  4. ), p. 83
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE


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