Cairon


Cairon is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.

Geography

The commune of Cairon is situated in Normandy, in Calvados, 5 kilometers to the north-west of Caen.
The Mue river and its tributary the Vey flow through Cairon.

Toponymy

Cairon, Karon in 1077 and Cayron in 1231: the toponym was probably formed from the Gallo-Roman Carius by adding the suffix -onis.

History

During the Invasion of Normandy, Cairon was liberated on June 11, 1944, by the 46th Royal Marine Commando.
The demonym is Caironnais.

Population

The change in the number of inhabitants is known through a census, taken in the commune since 1793. As of 2006, the recorded population of towns has been published yearly by INSEE. The census is now based on the annual collection of information, successively covering all municipal territories over a period of five years. For towns with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants, a census survey of the entire population is done every five years, while the populations of the years in between are estimated by interpolation or extrapolation. For Cairon, the first comprehensive census within the framework of this new system was carried out in 2008.
In 2015, the commune totaled 1,947 inhabitants, a growth of 20.84% compared to 2010.