Camembert
Commune
The road into Camembert
The road into Camembert
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Camembert is located in France
Camembert
Camembert
Camembert is located in Normandy
Camembert
Camembert
Coordinates: 48°53′38″N 0°10′42″E / 48.8938°N 0.1783°E / 48.8938; 0.1783
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentOrne
ArrondissementMortagne-au-Perche
CantonVimoutiers
Area
1
10.3 km2 (4.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
169
 • Density16/km2 (42/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
61071 /61120
Elevation111–237 m (364–778 ft)
(avg. 137 m or 449 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Camembert (French pronunciation: [kamɑ̃bɛʁ] ⓘ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.[2]

It is the place where camembert cheese originated.[3]

Geography

The commune has one river running through it the Viette in addition to four streams, the Fontaine de la Motte, Besion, the Moulin Neuf, plus the Costillets.[4]

History

The village is most noted for the early development of camembert cheese by Marie Harel in 1791.[3]

Notable buildings and places

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 197—    
1975 176−1.60%
1982 177+0.08%
1990 184+0.49%
1999 197+0.76%
2009 206+0.45%
2014 190−1.60%
2020 170−1.84%
Source: INSEE[9]

Notable Associations

See also

References

  1. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Commune de Camembert (61071) − COG Insee". www.insee.fr. Archived from the original on 8 June 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Camembert Cheese: A Norman Tradition". France Today. 3 November 2020. Archived from the original on 13 August 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Mairie de Camembert et sa commune (61120)". Annuaire-Mairie. 27 April 2023. Archived from the original on 13 August 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Camembert · 61120, France". Camembert · 61120, France. Archived from the original on 13 August 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Maison du Camembert CAMEMBERT : Normandy Tourism". Normandy Tourism, France. Archived from the original on 13 August 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  7. ^ "The tiny rural Norman village called Camembert". Archived from the original on 13 August 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  8. ^ a b "Top 7 Destinations With the Highest Quality Cheese". 6 February 2023. Archived from the original on 13 August 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  9. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  10. ^ Macphail, Cameron (28 April 2017). "Marie Harel: The 256th birthday of the woman who invented Camembert cheese". Archived from the original on 13 August 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023 – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
  11. ^ "Camembert. D'illustres noms pour baptiser certaines voiries". Ouest-France.fr. 18 March 2022. Archived from the original on 13 August 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.

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Communes of the Orne department
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