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Mézidon-Canon | |
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Part of Mézidon Vallée d'Auge | |
 Chateau of Canon | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Mézidon-Canon  | |
  Mézidon-Canon  Mézidon-Canon | |
| Coordinates: 49°04′25″N 0°04′12″W / 49.0736°N 0.07°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Lisieux |
| Canton | Mézidon Vallée d'Auge |
| Commune | Mézidon Vallée d'Auge |
Area 1 | 10.92 km2 (4.22 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[1] | 4,779 |
| • Density | 440/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 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. | |
Mézidon-Canon (French pronunciation: [mezidɔ̃ kanɔ̃] ) is a former commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. On 9 September 1972, Mézidon merged with Canon to create Mézidon-Canon. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Mézidon Vallée d'Auge.[2]
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 founder 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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