Mézidon-Canon () is a former commune in the

Calvados Calvados (, , ) is a brandy from Normandy in France, made from apples and/or pears. History In France Apple orchards and brewers are mentioned as far back as the 8th century by Charlemagne. The first known record of Norman distillation was ma ...

department in the

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in northwestern

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. 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 Mézidon Vallée d'Auge (, ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Departments of France, department of Calvados (department), Calvados, northwestern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2017 by merger of the former communes of ...

.Arrêté préfectoral
16 September 2016 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.

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Former communes of Calvados (department) Calvados communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{Lisieux-geo-stub

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