La Caine
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La Caine (Script error: No such module "IPA".) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in north-western France.
History
A nunnery was founded at La Caine, probably in 1066.[2]
World War II
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Geography
La Caine is about 12 miles southwest of Caen. The municipality is adjacent to Préaux-Bocage in the north, Montillières-sur-Orne in the northeast and east, Ouffières in the southeast, Thury-Harcourt-le-Hom in the south and Montigny in the west.
The commune is on the border of the area known as Suisse Normande.[3][4]
Two water courses flow through the commune the River Ajon and a stream the Ruisseau de Flagy.[5][6]
Demographics
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Religion
La Caine has a small Roman Catholic church, the L'église Notre-Dame.[7]
See also
References
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