Cairon () is a
commune in the
Calvados department in the
Normandy
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region
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in northwestern
France
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.
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
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''Carius'' by adding the suffix ''-onis''.
René Lepelley
René (''born again'' or ''reborn'' in French) is a common first name in French-speaking, Spanish-speaking, and German-speaking countries. It derives from the Latin name Renatus.
René is the masculine form of the name (Renée being the feminine ...
, ''Dictionnaire étymologique des noms de communes de Normandie'', Condé-sur-Noireau, Éd. Charles Corlet, 1996 (
notice BnFno FRBNF36174448
, p. 83
History
During the
Invasion of Normandy, Cairon was liberated on June 11, 1944, by the
46th Royal Marine Commando.
The
demonym
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(previously ''gentilic'') is ''Caironnais''.
Population
In 2015, the commune totaled 1,947 inhabitants, a growth of 21% compared to 2010 (Calvados: +1.53%, France outside Mayotte: +2.44%).
See also
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Communes of the Calvados department
The following is a list of the 528 communes of the Calvados department
Department may refer to:
* Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility
Government and military
*Department (administra ...
*
Buron
Buron is a village in France about 6 kilometres north-west of Caen, in the communes of Cairon, Rosel and Saint-Contest in Calvados.
History
Buron was the site of two major battles, one on June 7, 1944, and another during Operation Charnwood o ...
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Jean-Luc Cairon (born 1962), French gymnast and coach
References
Calvados communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia
Communes of Calvados (department)
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