Venoix is a western quarter of Caen, in

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. It was an independent

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until 1952, when it merged with Caen.Commune de Venoix (14736), commune périmée
INSEE Venoix is over 300 years old. Its inhabitants still keep today a distinctly specific feeling of living in Venoix rather than in Caen.

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Former communes of Calvados (department) {{Calvados-geo-stub