Mézidon-Canon
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Part of Mézidon Vallée d'Auge in Normandy, France
![Coat of arms of Mézidon-Canon](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Blason_M%C3%A9zidon-Canon.svg/73px-Blason_M%C3%A9zidon-Canon.svg.png)
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Location of Mézidon-Canon
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49°04′25″N 0°04′12″W / 49.0736°N 0.07°W / 49.0736; -0.07
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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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