Administration
Recent Mayors of Caen have included:
- 1959–1970: Jean-Marie Louvel, MRP & Centre démocrate
- 1970–2001: Jean-Marie Girault, Parti républicain UDF
- 2001–2008: Brigitte Le Brethon, RPR & UMP
- 2008–2014: Philippe Duron, PS
In 1952, the small commune of Venoix became part of Caen.
In 1990, the agglomeration of Caen was organized into a district, transformed in 2002 into a Communauté d'agglomération (Grand Caen (Greater Caen), renamed Caen la Mer in 2004), gathers 29 towns and villages, including Villons-les-Buissons, Lions-sur-mer, Hermanville-sur-mer, which joined the Communauté d'agglomération in 2004. The population of the "communauté d'agglomération" is around 220000 inhabitants.
In the former administrative organisation, Caen was a part of 9 cantons, of which it is the chief town. These cantons contain a total of 13 towns. Caen gives its name to a 10th canton, of which it is not part.
Read more about this topic: Caen