Mézidon-Canon

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Mézidon-Canon
Chateau of Canon

Coat of arms
Mézidon-Canon
Coordinates: 49°04′25″N 0°04′12″W / 49.0736°N 0.07°W / 49.0736; -0.07Coordinates: 49°04′25″N 0°04′12″W / 49.0736°N 0.07°W / 49.0736; -0.07
Country France
Region Lower Normandy
Department Calvados
Arrondissement Lisieux
Canton Mézidon-Canon
Intercommunality Vallée d'Auge
Government
  Mayor (20082014) François Aubey
Area
  Land1 10.92 km2 (4.22 sq mi)
Population (2008)
  Population2 4,679
  Population2 Density 430/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 14431 / 14270
Elevation 9–72 m (30–236 ft)
(avg. 20 m or 66 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Mézidon-Canon is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.

History

On 9 September 1972, Mézidon merged with Canon to create Mézidon-Canon.

Population

Historical population
Year Pop.  ±%  
1962 4,391    
1968 4,427+0.8%
1975 4,123−6.9%
1982 4,571+10.9%
1990 4,622+1.1%
1999 4,713+2.0%
2008 4,679−0.7%

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