It is the capital of Lower Normandy
It has two great churches, the Abbaye aux Hommes (with the tomb of William the Conqueror) and the Abbaye aux Dames (with the tomb of his Queen, Matilda)
It was almost totally destroyed in 1944
It has a University but no Cathedral
It is connected to the sea by the River Orne and the Caen Canal
A Caen stone is a cream-coloured limestone used in building, named after its location in Caen, France.
Caen
The road distance from Caen to Toulouse is 770 km (478 mi). The driving time is about 7:30 hours.
The regional capital of the 'Nord - Pas-de-Calais' area is Lille.
Caen is situated on the Orne River.
The driving distance from Corlay, France to Caen, France is 161.3mi / 259.59km
A Caen stone is a cream-coloured limestone used in building, named after its location in Caen, France.
Michel Caen was born in 1942, in Paris, France.
The flight distance from Paris, France to Caen, France is: 124 miles / 199 km
At the Saint-Étienne de Caen, France. This is Caen.
The capital of the Calvados region in France is Caen. It is located in the Normandy region.
Caen
There is approximately 144 miles between Caen, France and Paris, France. It would take about 2 hours and 20 minutes to drive.
The air mileage from Dallas, Texas, to Caen, France, is 4,822. That equals 7,759 kilometers or 4,190 nautical miles.
Caen is close to Bayeux. It is also not to terribly far from Omaha beach. Also, St. Lo
The distance in France from Caen, Basse-Normandie, to Marseille, Provence, is 490 miles. That equals 789 kilometers or 426 nautical miles.
The driving distance between Luxembourg and Caen, France is an estimated 5 hours and 57 minutes. The driving times will vary depending on traffic.