Editing Caen (section)

==Symbols==
===Heraldry===
Current arms:

<blockquote>''Gules, a single-towered open castle Or, windowed and masoned sable.''</blockquote>

Under the [[Ancien Régime]]: ''Per fess, gules and azure, 3 fleurs de lys Or.''

During the [[First French Empire]]: ''Gules, a single-towered castle Or, a chief of Good Imperial Cities (gules, 3 bees Or).''

<gallery>
File:Blason ville fr Caen ancien.svg|{{center|Arms in effect under [[Ancien Régime]].}}
File:Blason Caen 1809.svg|{{center|Arms requested from [[Napoleon]] in 1809 which were refused.<ref>Cabinet du maire de Caen</ref>}}
File:Blason ville fr Caen (Calvados) Empire (Orn ext).svg|{{center|Arms in effect under the [[First French Empire]].}}
File:Blason ville fr Caen (Calvados) (Orn ext).svg|{{center|Arms in effect today, reverting to the original arms of the 13th century.}}
</gallery>

===Motto===
Today, Caen has no motto, but it used to have one, which did not survive the [[French Revolution]]. As a result, its spelling is archaic and has not been updated:<ref>{{Cite web |title=French motto and heraldry site |url=http://www.notrefamille.com/v2/services-devises-armoiries/services-devises-armoiries-detail.asp?id=59512811 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090102060704/http://www.notrefamille.com/v2/services-devises-armoiries/services-devises-armoiries-detail.asp?id=59512811 |archive-date=2 January 2009 |access-date=23 November 2009}}</ref>

 <blockquote>''Un Dieu, un Roy, une Foy, une Loy.''</blockquote>
(One God, one King, one Faith, one Law.)

This motto is reflected in a notable old [[Chant royal]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bonjourpoesie.fr/lesgrandsclassiques/poemes/pierre_gringoire/chant_royal |title=Chant royal - Pierre GRINGOIRE - Vos poèmes - Poésie française - Tous les poèmes - Tous les poètes |website=www.bonjourpoesie.fr |access-date=14 June 2022 |archive-date=30 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930003527/https://www.bonjourpoesie.fr/lesgrandsclassiques/Poemes/pierre_gringoire/chant_royal |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Code===
Caen's [[home port]] code is '''CN'''.