Key figures

Caen la Mer in a few figures:

- 29 communes
- 185km², of which 60% are natural or agricultural areas
- 217.414 inhabitants**
- 101,228 of whom are professionally active (aged over 15)**
- 13,627 establishments, 85% of which are in the tertiary sector
-  75 establishments with over 200 salaried workers
-  2.349 newly created businesses
- 122 126 jobs**
- 22% of Lower Normandy's employment, half of that of Calvados and 77% of that of Caen's urban area
- 7.975 billion Euros of added value
- 84,582m² of land approved for the construction of professional and commercial premises
- 26 community development zones (1,200ha) and 4 specialised business parks
- In 2010, for the 7th year running, listed among France's 3 most attractive conurbations for its economy, in the 200,000 to 500,000 inhabitant category, by the monthly magazine "L'Entreprise".
- Aim of the PLH (Local Housing Programme): 1,400 new homes per year.

* 2009 figures
** 2007 figures