Caen
Caen is a city in northwestern
France. It is the
préfecture (administrative capital) of the
département of
Calvados, and the capital of the administrative
region of
Basse-Normandie (Lower Normandy). Population 115,000.
During the end-game of World War II in the wake of the Normandy landings, Caen was the scene of intense combat between Allied and Axis forces with British and Canadian taking the city on July 9, 1944.
Universities include: