| Cairon | |
| Commune Status: | Commune |
| Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason de la ville de Cairon (Calvados).svg |
| Arrondissement: | Caen |
| Canton: | Thue et Mue |
| Insee: | 14123 |
| Postal Code: | 14610 |
| Mayor: | Dominique Rouzic[1] |
| Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
| Intercommunality: | CU Caen la Mer |
| Coordinates: | 49.2411°N -0.4489°W |
| Elevation M: | 85 |
| Elevation Min M: | 28 |
| Elevation Max M: | 72 |
| Area Km2: | 5.91 |
Cairon (in French pronounced as /kɛʁɔ̃/) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
The commune of Cairon is situated in Normandy, in Calvados, 5 kilometers to the north-west of Caen.
The Mue river and its tributary the Vey flow through Cairon.
Cairon, Karon in 1077 and Cayron in 1231:[2] the toponym was probably formed from the Gallo-Roman Carius by adding the suffix -onis.[3]
During the Invasion of Normandy, Cairon was liberated on 11 June 1944 by the 46th Royal Marine Commando.
The demonym (previously gentilic) is Caironnais.
In 2015, the commune totaled 1,947 inhabitants, a growth of 21% compared to 2010 (Calvados: +1.53%, France outside Mayotte: +2.44%).