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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -0.375,Lat: 49.1847
Elevation	19 meter above sea level
Local time	5:52:06am
Name province/region	Basse-Normandie
Name Subregion	Calvados
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Caen
Name	Caen

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Saint-Germain-la-Blanche-Herbe	3 km	NorthWest
2 Louvigny	3.3 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Bretteville-sur-Odon	3.6 km	WestSouthWest
4 Hérouville-Saint-Clair	3.7 km	EastNorthEast
5 Épron	3.9 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 St Helier	Jersey	127 km	West
2 St. Peter Port	Guernsey	160 km	WestNorthWest
3 Paris	France	200 km	EastSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The English Channel is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 14 km (direction NorthNorthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Seine coastal catchments, part of the larger catchment area Seine. The nearest bigger lake is Bassin Théophile Ducrocq (1.8 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 47.6 km in NorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 281.4 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 394 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 16%, low location: 84%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The surroundings of the place is highly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is urban.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
Caen -

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Paris-Orly Airport (at a distance of 208 km and direction EastSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Caen-Carpiquet Airport (at a distance of 5.6 km in Western direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

0.3 km2

0.3%

Nature

1.1 km2

1.4%

Agriculture

26.4 km2

33.7%

Urban area

46.8 km2

59.5%

Infrastructure

1.4 km2

1.7%

Water - Lakes

0.7 km2

0.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Caen in country France

Caen at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Le Havre, the City Rebuilt by Auguste Perret	France	49 km	NorthEast
2 Mont-Saint-Michel and its Bay	France	103 km	WestSouthWest
3 Chartres Cathedral	France	160 km	SouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Anciennes carrires de la valle de la Mue	FR	10 km	NorthNorthWest

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Caen
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	Bings maps
	Mapquest
	Wikimapia
	OpenStreetMap

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Caen

Type of weather in Caen	drizzle
Current temperature:	10 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	6.17 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	West
Air pressure:	1002 mb
Humidity:	93 %
Daylength at 2 May 2024:	14 hour and 41 minutes
Sunrise :	06:37 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:18 Europe/Amsterdam