The missing Odon

The vanished Odon, in Caen

The vanished Odon evokes the river that once crossed Caen, today largely covered. The Caen audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this watercourse erased from the landscape, but still present in the memory and the history of the city.

The river erased from the landscape

The Odon is a river that once crossed the heart of Caen before joining the Orne. Over time, its different branches, long essential to the life of the city, its mills and its activities, were largely covered and channelled, making the river disappear from the urban landscape. Today invisible under the streets, the vanished Odon recalls the importance of water in the development of Caen and invites you to imagine the city of the past, crisscrossed by branches of water and bridges.

What to see

Here you evoke the Odon, the river today largely covered that once crossed Caen, and you imagine the city of the past, crisscrossed by branches of water, mills and bridges. The vanished Odon recalls the importance of water in the history of the city. It is a stop for those curious about urban history, along the walk.

Practical information

The vanished Odon is evoked along the streets of the centre of Caen, under which the covered river now flows, reachable on foot. It is a subject of memory that you discover during the tour, from the public space. You discover it during a walk in the centre.

What is the vanished Odon of Caen?

The Odon river, which once crossed the heart of Caen and was largely covered and channelled, making the watercourse disappear from the urban landscape.

Where to evoke the vanished Odon in Caen?

Along the streets of the centre of Caen, under which the covered river now flows.