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From 1947 to 2006, Caen was a stage of the Tour de France a total of 15 times. [59] Further, Caen was one of the hosts of the EuroBasket 1983. The city has a football team, SM Caen, who as of 2024 are owned by superstar footballer Kylian Mbappé. The Drakkars de Caen play ice hockey in the FFHG Division 1.
The Boulevard périphérique de Caen is a ring road circling the French city of Caen. It is the route nationale 814. Traveling speed on the road is limited to 90 km/h (55 mph) between the Exit 13 and 8, with a brief portion near the Exit 1 as well as the Viaduc de Calix limited to 70 km/h (45 mph) and 110 km/h (70 mph) elsewhere.
The Caen tramway (French: Tramway de Caen) is a tram in the city of Caen, France. [1] The tram opened on 27 July 2019 and replaced the Caen Guided Light Transit (TVR) that closed in December 2017. [2] The tramway uses the same route as the TVR, with a short new branch to Presqu'île and a new tram depot in Fleury-sur-Orne. [3]
The Church of Saint-Sauveur is a Roman Catholic church located in the historic center of Caen, France. Prior to 1802, it was known as "Notre-Dame-de-Froide-Rue". Since then, the church has been dedicated to the Holy Saviour (Jesus Christ). The church has been listed as a historical monument since 1889. [1]
Carpiquet is on the western side of the Caen metropolitan area. The town is divided into four distinct areas: the town centre; the commercial area along the Ligne de Paris - Caen and Route nationale 13 to the north; the Bellevue area to the east; the Caen - Carpiquet Airport to the west.
The arrondissement of Caen is an arrondissement of France in the Calvados department in the Normandy region. It has 201 communes . [ 2 ] Its population is 395,885 (2021), and its area is 1,595.7 km 2 (616.1 sq mi).