Cairon

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Cairon (Script error: No such module "IPA".) 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:[2] the toponym was probably formed from the Gallo-Roman Carius by adding the suffix -onis.[3]

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

In 2015, the commune totaled 1,947 inhabitants, a growth of 21% compared to 2010 (Calvados: +1.53%, France outside Mayotte: +2.44%).

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See also

References

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  2. Albert Dauzat and Charles Rostaing, Dictionnaire étymologique des noms de lieux en France, Paris, Larousse, 1963
  3. René Lepelley, Dictionnaire étymologique des noms de communes de Normandie, Condé-sur-Noireau, Éd. Charles Corlet, 1996 (Template:ISBN, notice BnFno FRBNF36174448), p. 83

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