La Caine

La Caine (pronunciation ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in north-western France.

La Caine
Commune
The crossroads of La Caine
Location of La Caine
La Caine
La Caine
Coordinates: 49°02′07″N 0°31′08″W
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentCalvados
ArrondissementCaen
CantonÉvrecy
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Jacques Leroux
Area
1
2.41 km2 (0.93 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
158
 • Density66/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
14122 /14210
Elevation114–193 m (374–633 ft)
(avg. 176 m or 577 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

History

A nunnery was founded at La Caine, probably in 1066.[2]

World War II
Main article: RAF raid on La Caine (1944)

Following the Allied Normandy Landings, the headquarters of Panzer Group West was established in the Chateau at La Caine. The headquarters' new location was revealed to the British intelligence by Ultra's deciphering of German signals traffic. On 10 June 1944, aircraft of the RAF's Second Tactical Air Force bombed the village killing the German chief of staff and many other personnel. German communications equipment and vehicles were also destroyed.

Geography

La Caine is about 12 miles southwest of Caen. The municipality is adjacent to Préaux-Bocage in the north, Montillières-sur-Orne in the northeast and east, Ouffières in the southeast, Le Hom in the south and Montigny in the west.

Demographics

The population changes are known through the population censuses carried out in the municipality since 1793. From 2006, the legal populations of the municipalities have been published annually by Insee.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793167—    
180090−46.1%
1806176+95.6%
1821121−31.2%
1831120−0.8%
1836130+8.3%
1841149+14.6%
1846136−8.7%
1851144+5.9%
1856134−6.9%
1861153+14.2%
1866146−4.6%
1872128−12.3%
1876140+9.4%
1881144+2.9%
1886151+4.9%
1891146−3.3%
1896143−2.1%
YearPop.±%
1901133−7.0%
1906122−8.3%
1911119−2.5%
192197−18.5%
192686−11.3%
193182−4.7%
193675−8.5%
194669−8.0%
195479+14.5%
196268−13.9%
196865−4.4%
197581+24.6%
198260−25.9%
199097+61.7%
199993−4.1%
200593+0.0%
2010110+18.3%
2015147+33.6%

Religion
The Notre Dame church in the centre of La Caine.

La Caine has a small Roman Catholic church, the L'église Notre-Dame.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Hicks, Leonie V (2007). Religious Life in Normandy, 1050-1300: Space, Gender, and Social Pressure. Boydell Press. p. 7. ISBN 9781843833291.
  3. https://en.normandie-tourisme.fr/museums-and-heritage-sites/eglise-5/


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