Map of Caen, France
Caen is a city in Normandy, France, with a population of about 110,624. It lies at 49.1859°N, 0.3591°W. Caen is about 201 km (125 mi) west of Paris, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Le Havre, 48 km to the northeast.
Caen at a glance
Country
Region
Normandy
Population
110,624GeoNames
Coordinates
49.1859, -0.359149°11′09″N 0°21′33″W
Time zone
Europe/ParisUTC+01:00 / UTC+02:00 (daylight saving time)
Local time
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Distance to Paris
201 km (125 mi)
Where is Caen?
- The 38th largest city in France by recorded population.
- The 3rd largest city in Normandy on this site.
- Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
- Daylight ranges from about 8 h 12 min on the shortest day to 16 h 14 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).
Cities near Caen
- Le Havre — 48 km northeast
- Laval — 127 km south
- Le Mans — 138 km south
- Rennes — 154 km southwest
- Bognor Regis — 179 km north, United Kingdom
- Littlehampton — 181 km north, United Kingdom
- Worthing — 181 km north, United Kingdom
- Eastbourne — 182 km north, United Kingdom
- Brighton — 183 km north, United Kingdom
- Hove — 183 km north, United Kingdom
Largest cities in Normandy
Largest cities in France
- Paris — 2,138,551
- Marseille — 877,215
- Lyon — 520,774
- Toulouse — 511,684
- Nice — 342,669
- Nantes — 325,070
- Marne La Vallée — 318,325
- Strasbourg — 274,845
- Bordeaux — 265,328
- Montpellier — 248,252
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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.