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Caen is connected to the rest of France by motorways to Paris , Brittany and Southern France and to Le Mans and central France (A88–A28). The A13 and A88 are toll roads while the A84 is a toll-free motorway.
912 – Caen becomes western capital of Normandy. [1] 1060 – Château de Caen (castle) built by William the Conqueror (approximate date). [2] 1063 - Abbey of Saint-Étienne, Caen founded by William the Conqueror. [2] 1077 – Saint Stephen's Church, Caen consecrated. [2] 1087 – Burial of William the Conqueror. [1] 1314 – Public clock ...
Caen and the area to its south are flatter and more open than the bocage country in western Normandy. Allied air force commanders wanted the area captured quickly to base more aircraft in France. The British 3rd Infantry Division was to seize Caen on D-Day or to dig in short of the city. Caen, Bayeux and Carentan were not captured on D-Day and ...
Tomb of William the Conqueror (d.1087). The concurrent founding of the Abbey of Saint-Étienne to the west of the Caen Castle and the Abbey of Sainte-Trinité (Abbaye aux Dames) to its East were to enhance the development of the new ducal capital, and may have been a result of the reconciliation process of William, Duke of Normandy (soon after to become William I, King of England), and Pope ...
Since March 2004, the town of Caen has undertaken the restoration of the ramparts, with the financial help of the ERDF (consolidation, opening of arrow slits walled-up during the 19th century) . 6,000 m³ of earth are being removed, in order to give a better view of the north-west wall of the 12th century. This operation has revealed the cellar ...
Church of St. Pierre seen from the ramparts of the Château de Caen. The Church of Saint-Pierre (French: Église Saint-Pierre) is a Roman Catholic church located on the Place Saint-Pierre in the centre of Caen in Normandy, northern France. [1] It is dedicated to Saint Peter.
Caen–Carpiquet Airport (French: Aéroport de Caen–Carpiquet) (IATA: CFR, ICAO: LFRK) is an international airport located in Carpiquet, 6 km west of Caen, [1] both communes of the Calvados département in the Normandy (formerly Lower Normandy) region of France. Chalair Aviation has its head offices at the airport. [2]
The church of Saint-Jean de Caen is the parish church of the Saint-Jean district in Caen, France. It was classified as a historical monument in the list of French historic monuments protected in 1840 .