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.

Miscellaneous

Universities include

• Université de Caen. The Université de Caen has around 25 000 students in three different campuses linked through a tramway line. The University is divided into 11 UFR (Fundamental Units of Research), 6 institutes, 1 engineering school, 2 IUP and five local campus (Alençon, Cherbourg, Lisieux, St-Lô and Vire). The University is one of the oldest in France, since it was created in 1432 by Henry VI, King of England.

Births

• Pierre Varignon - 1654
• François de Malherbe - 1555

Twinnings

• Nashville, Tennessee - USA
• Alexandria, Virginia - USA
• Portsmouth - United Kingdom
• Würzburg - Germany
• Thiès - Senegal