Cairon
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| region | Normandy | |
| Department | Calvados | |
| Arrondissement | Caen | |
| Canton | Bretteville-l'Orgueilleuse | |
| Community association | Caen la Mer | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 14 ′ N , 0 ° 27 ′ W | |
| height | 28-72 m | |
| surface | 5.91 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,987 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 336 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 14610 | |
| INSEE code | 14123 | |
| Website | www.cairon.info | |
 Cairon Castle |
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Cairon is a French commune with 1,987 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Calvados in the region of Normandy . The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Caen and the canton of Bretteville-l'Orgueilleuse (until 2015: canton of Creully ). The inhabitants are called Caironnais .
geography
Cairon is about eight kilometers northwest of Caen on the small river Mue . Cairon is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Thaon in the north, Anisy in the northeast, Villons-les-Buissons in the east, Saint-Contest in the southeast, Authie in the south, Rosel in the south and southwest and Lasson in the west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 409 | 480 | 664 | 809 | 1,098 | 1,585 | 1,574 | 1,830 |
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Attractions
- Fortified church of Saint-Hilaire from the 13th century, monument historique since 1927
- Cairon Castle from the 18th century with pigeon tower, monument historique since 1933
- Dolmen , called Pierre Tourneresse , Monument historique
- Pigeon tower , Monument historique
- Wash houses
Saint-Hilaire church
Pigeon Tower at Cairon Castle
Pierre Tournesse
Wash house in Vey
Wash house at the Mue
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Calvados. Volume 1, Flohic Editions, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-111-2 , pp. 615-617.
Web links
Commons : Cairon - collection of images, videos and audio files
