Mézidon-Canon
Mézidon-Canon | |
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 Chateau of Canon | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Mézidon-Canon  | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Lisieux |
| Canton | Mézidon-Canon |
| Intercommunality | Vallée d'Auge |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | François Aubey |
| Area 1 | 10.92 km2 (4.22 sq mi) |
| Population (2008) | 4,679 |
| • Density | 430/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| 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. | |
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Mézidon-Canon is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. On 9 September 1972, Mézidon merged with Canon to create Mézidon-Canon.
Canon was the site of a fortress built in 1050 by Odo (Eudes) Stigand for William the Bastard, duke of Normandy, Odo was the first baron of Mézidon and founter of the priory of St. Barbara, known as Sainte-Barbe-en-Auge.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 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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