Cairon

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Cairon
Commune
Chateau
Coat of arms
Location of Cairon
Cairon Location within France Show map of France Cairon Location within Normandy Show map of Normandy
Coordinates: 49°14′28″N 0°26′56″W / 49.2411°N 0.4489°W / 49.2411; -0.4489
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Calvados
Arrondissement	Caen
Canton	Thue et Mue
Intercommunality	CU Caen la Mer
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Dominique Rouzic
Area 1	5.91 km2 (2.28 sq mi)
Elevation	85 m (279 ft)
Highest elevation	72 m (236 ft)
Lowest elevation	28 m (92 ft)
Population  (2023)	2,066
• Density	350/km2 (905/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	14123 /14610
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: the toponym was probably formed from the Gallo-Roman Carius by adding the suffix -onis.

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

See also

• Communes of the Calvados department
• Buron
• Jean-Luc Cairon (born 1962), French gymnast and coach

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