Caen
Caen is a city and a commune of northwestern France. It is the préfecture (administrative capital) of the Calvados département, and the capital of the administrative Basse-Normandie (Lower Normandy) région. Population 115,000, total urban sprawl around 200,000.
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Commune - France - Préfecture - Calvados - Département - Basse-Normandie - Région
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Caen is known in particular for its historical buildings built under William the Conqueror, and for its martyrdom during the Normandy battle in 1944.
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