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The following is a timeline of the
history of the city of
Caen , France.
Prior to 19th century
19th century
20th century
1901 –
Tram begins operating.
1911 – Population: 46,934.
[16]
1913 –
Stade Malherbe Caen association football club formed.
1925 –
Stade de Venoix (stadium) opens.
1934 –
Gare de Caen (railway station) rebuilt.
1939 – Military
Caen-Carpiquet Air Base [
fr ] established.
1940 –
German occupation begins.
1944
1945 –
Rebuilding of Caen [
fr ] begins.
1954 – Population: 67,851.
[8]
1959 –
Jean-Marie Louvel becomes mayor.
1961 –
Lycée Malherbe built.
1962
1965 – City Hall moves into the
Abbey of Saint-Étienne building.
1967 – Civilian
Caen – Carpiquet Airport in use.
1968 – Population: 110,262.
[8]
1970 –
Jean-Marie Girault becomes mayor.
1973 –
Canton of Caen-1 ,
2 ,
3 ,
4 ,
5 , and
6 [
fr ] created.
[8]
1982 – Orchestre Régional de Basse-Normandie established in nearby
Mondeville .
1986 –
Postal Museum [
fr ] opens.
[18]
1987 – Caen twinned with
Portsmouth , United Kingdom.
[17]
1988 –
Mémorial de Caen opens.
1991 – Caen twinned with
Alexandria, Virginia and
Nashville , USA.
[17]
1992 – Caen twinned with
Thiès , Senegal.
[17]
1993 –
Stade Michel d'Ornano (stadium) opens.
1999 – Population: 113,987.
[8]
21st century
See also
other cities in the Normandy region
References
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This article incorporates information from the
French Wikipedia .
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in English
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Galignani . 1819.
"Caen" . Traveller's Classical Guide Through France . Paris: Maison, successeur de
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in French
External links
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