Caen

Data as of · Metro Power Rankings

#801

Global Rank

2.4

Power Score

Emerging Metro

% of Country Score

0.6%


Share

France • Europe • Language power

Population
399K
GDP
$25B
GDP per capita
$63,062
Land area
1,480 km² (571 mi²)
Density
270/km² (699/mi²)

Primary city Caen

State / province Normandy

Language French

Caen metro area

49.18, -0.37
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Sport

Dimension Breakdown

Value and global rank across all 16 dimensions

Stands out for Cultural Events, Ports, Exchanges & Infrastructure.

World #1Top 5Outside top 5

Most similar metros

Closest profiles across all 16 dimensions

Sports

2 teams

Other Teams

Football/Soccer Teams1 team

Football/Soccer • France

SM Caen

Caen • Level: 3

Other Men’s Teams1 team

Handball • Int'l Handball

Caen Handball

Caen

Against expectation how Caen’s teams have done against the odds they went in with.
  • French top-flight clubs based here have fallen short of their pre-match odds by 7.3 match points across 684 club-matches since 1988.

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Cultural Assets

Cultural Events

Notable One-off Events

D-Day Normandy Landings (1944)

Caen • Historical Event

Languages of Caen

French first in Normandy; 1 languages hold a role.

RoleLanguage
De factoFrench
AdministrativeFrench
NationalFrench
English reach, Normandy
39%
Tier 3 country

Normandy on the languages board · Language power

Art of Caen

#108 for celebrated art · 7 canon works in its museums

The Art hub →

Leading museums: Musée des Beaux-Arts de Caen, Museum of Art and History Baron Gérard

Education & Research

Top 2000 Universities1 entry
#680

University of Caen Normandy

Caen, France