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    Caen (UK: /ˈkɒ̃ ˈkɒn/; French: [kɑ̃] ; Norman: Kaem) is a commune 15 km (9.3 mi) inland from the northwestern coast of France. It is the prefecture of...
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    arrondissement of Caen were, as of January 2015: Bourguébus Bretteville-sur-Laize Cabourg Caen-1 Caen-2 Caen-3 Caen-4 Caen-7 Caen-8 Caen-9 Caen-10 Caen-Hérouville...
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    Malherbe Caen is a professional football team from Caen, who currently play in Ligue 2. Arrondissements of the Calvados department Cantons of the Calvados...
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    starvation, to meet an expected relief fleet under Émery de Caën [fr]. Unknown to Champlain, de Caën was also bringing word that peace had been declared in...
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    Lépecq de La Clôture (1706–1742), doctor-regent and professor of surgery at the Faculty of Medicine in Caen and Madeleine Pyron, he was born in Caen in Calvados...
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    of the canton of Bayeux. Bayeux is located 7 kilometres (4 miles) from the coast of the English Channel and 30 km (19 mi) north-west of Caen. The city...
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    railway station (Gare de Vire) which has frequent services to Paris and Granville. The nearest airport is Caen – Carpiquet Airport in Caen (40 min drive). Vire...
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    Paris (redirect from Département de Paris)
    limits were expanded marginally to 86.9 km2 (33.6 sq mi) in the 1920s. In 1929, the Bois de Boulogne and Bois de Vincennes forest parks were annexed to...
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    Arcisse Caumont, Caen, Paris, 1867 Tourebu versus Foucault, Buying Titles of Nobility in France, heraldica.org château Saint-Germain-de-Livet, medieval...
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    Cherbourg-Caen-Dijon" [End of the Cherbourg-Caen-Dijon TGV]. Ouest-france.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 4 June 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2011...
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    Mons Normandy Landing Putot-en-Bessin Le Mesnil-Patry Caen The Orne Bourguebus Ridge Faubourg de Vaucelles Verrières Ridge–Tilly-la-Campagne Falaise Falaise...
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    of Caen and the canton of Courseulles-sur-Mer. It is 2.1 km east of Bernières-sur-Mer, 4 km north of Douvres-la-Délivrande and 16 km north of Caen. Up...
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    and was allegedly first made by Cistercian monks who had settled west of Caen. Originally known as "cherub", it later took the name "angelot". Becoming...
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    ferry harbour. It serves as the port of the city of Caen. The town borders the mouth of the Canal de Caen à la Mer. The name Ouistreham derives from Saxon...
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    "Communes in Caen (Calvados, France) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 10...
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    kilometres (22 mi)s south of Caen. Covering 2,463 hectares (6,090 acres) it is the second largest commune in the canton of Le Hom. The Commune consists...
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    "Décret n° 2014-229 du 24 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de la Corse-du-Sud". Retrieved 31 May 2017. "Jumelage Ajaccio –...
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    Saint-Lô (redirect from Gare de Saint Lô)
    de Saint-Lô is served by TER trains on the Caen – Rennes railway line [fr]. It is in the majority of services for travellers in the direction of Caen...
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    the Saint-Lô prefecture, and the second-largest city in the region, after Caen. Its urban unit is composed of three communes (Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, Martinvast...
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    scathing about the inaccuracies in Rouse Ball's account and states: Indeed Caen was probably in Laplace's day the most intellectually active of all the towns...
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    Lisieux (category Articles with German-language sources (de))
    population, after Caen and Hérouville-Saint-Clair. Its functional urban area of 55,168 inhabitants is the second largest of the department, after Caen. The inhabitants...
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    from the Convention in Normandy, Gilbert Romme and Prieur de la Côte d'Or, were arrested in Caen by Federalists and held hostage for the duration of the...
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    Nanterre (category Communes of Hauts-de-Seine)
    violent unrest around France. Nanterre is divided into two cantons: Canton of Nanterre-1 Canton of Nanterre-2 Nanterre is served by three stations on RER...
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    Baie-Mahault. The commune is divided into three cantons: Canton of Les Abymes-1; Canton of Les Abymes-2; Canton of Les Abymes-3, which also includes part of...
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    Rouen (category CS1 German-language sources (de))
    residence of the local dukes, until William the Conqueror moved his residence to Caen. In 1150, Rouen received its founding charter which permitted self-government...
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    List of red-light districts (category CS1 German-language sources (de))
    Wilson Bordeaux Quartier de la Gare Saint Jean Quartier Saint-Rémi Les Quinconces Caen Saint Saveur (defunct) Presqu'île de Caen Cannes La croisette Le...
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    his elder brother Henry V in France, Clarence fought in both the Siege of Caen and the Siege of Rouen (29 July 1418 – 19 January 1419), where he commanded...
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    new commune Ponts sur Seulles. Amblie is located some 17 km north-west of Caen, 15 km north-east of Bayeux, and 5 km from the beaches of the Normandy landings...
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    have a university, and Breton students had to go to Angers, Poitiers or Caen. The University of Nantes was founded under the duke Francis II, who wanted...
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    his letters. Marat was in his bathtub on 13 July when a young woman from Caen, Charlotte Corday, appeared at his flat, claiming to have vital information...
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