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Saon Facts

Area	15.3 km²
Population	41,563
Male Population	19,316 (46.5%)
Female Population	22,247 (53.5%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	-33.6%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	-14.6%
Median Age	40.4 years (Male: 37, Female: 43.9)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$35,500 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	Central European Summer Time
Lat & Lng	49.27004, -0.85831

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Saon Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	62,585	54,428	48,695	41,222	41,563	40,383	39,587
Population Density	4,087.2 / km²	3,554.5 / km²	3,180.1 / km²	2,692 / km²	2,714.3 / km²	2,637.3 / km²	2,585.3 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Saon Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 14.6% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Saon	-33.6%	-23.6%	-14.6%
France	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Saon Median Age

Median Age: 40.4 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Saon	40.4 yrs	43.9 yrs	37 yrs
France	39.6 yrs	41 yrs	38.1 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Saon Population Density

Population Density: 2,714 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Saon	41,563	15.3 km²	2,714 / km²
France	65.9 million	638,022.5 km²	103 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Saon Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 0 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Saon Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$26,655	$27,715	$31,302	$33,287	$32,727	$33,148	$32,772	$35,500
Total GDP	$406.9M	$425.3M	$483.8M	$514.4M	$510M	$527.4M	$522.5M	$570.5M

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Saon CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Saon	317,034 tn	7.63 tn	20,704.3 tons/km²
France	485,797,691 tn	7.38 tn	761.4 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Saon CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	317,034 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	7.63 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	20,704.3 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	High (8)
Earthquake	Low (2)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
7/14/11	6:59 AM	3.9	95.1 km	10,000 m	England, United Kingdom	usgs.gov
8/1/07	8:31 PM	3.5	65.6 km	5,000 m	France	usgs.gov
11/10/06	3:22 PM	3.3	44.4 km	10,000 m	France	usgs.gov
8/12/06	12:30 AM	3.2	47.6 km	8,000 m	France	usgs.gov
11/16/05	10:51 AM	3.3	55.8 km	10,000 m	France	usgs.gov
9/24/03	11:38 AM	3.5	70.7 km	17,000 m	France	usgs.gov
9/23/03	5:14 PM	3.6	75 km	10,000 m	France	usgs.gov
11/19/02	9:15 PM	3.4	93.6 km	10,000 m	France	usgs.gov
10/19/02	5:07 PM	3.2	64.9 km	10,000 m	France	usgs.gov
8/29/01	10:18 PM	3.3	18.7 km	6,000 m	France	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Saon

Saon is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.

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