Carpiquet
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Carpiquet
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- FranceNormandieCarpiquetEglise.jpg
- French commune.caption
- The church in Carpiquet
- French commune.arrondissement
- Caen
- French commune.canton
- Caen-2
- French commune.INSEE
- 14137
- French commune.postal code
- 14650
- French commune.mayor
- Pascal Sérard
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- CU Caen la Mer
- French commune.elevation m
- 64
- French commune.elevation min m
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Carpiquet
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Caen
- Population
- +3428
- Area
- +5.88
- Elevation
- +60
- Shares border with
- Rots
- Official website
- www.carpiquet.fr
- Image
- FranceNormandieCarpiquetEglise.jpg
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- Geography
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- Points of interest
- National heritage sites
- Economy
- Sport
- International relations
- Twin towns – sister cities
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Carpiquet () is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. Caen – Carpiquet Airport is located in Carpiquet.
==Geography== Carpiquet is on the western side of the Caen metropolitan area. The town is divided into four distinct areas: the town centre; the commercial area along the Ligne de Paris - Caen and Route nationale 13 to the north; the Bellevue area to the east; the Caen - Carpiquet Airport to the west.