It is the prefecture of the Calvados department and the capital of the Basse-Normandie region.
=== Departmaji in kraji ===Reka Iton teče skozi naslednje departmaje in kraje:* Orne: Crulai, Chandai,* Eure: Bourth, Breteuil, Damville, La Bonneville-sur-Iton, Évreux.