Calvados
| Calvados | |
|---|---|
Details | |
| Information | |
| Number | 14 |
| Region | Basse-Normandie |
| Prefecture | Caen |
| Subprefectures | Bayeux Lisieux Vire |
| Population
- Total (1999) - Density | Ranked 31st
648,385 117 /km² |
| Area | 5,548 km² |
| Arrondissementss | 4 |
| Cantons | 49 |
| Communes | 705 |
| President of the general council | XX |
| Location | |
- This article is about the French département. See also: Calvados, a French apple brandy.
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The beaches on Baie de Seine were the scene of the D-Day landings on June 6, 1944.
Calvados is bounded on the north by the Baie de Seine, on the east by the River Seine, on the south by the département'\' of Orne, and on the west by the département'' of Manche.
Other towns include: Deauville.
See also: List of the communes of the Calvados département
Most of Calvados is agricultural. Products include butter, cheese, cider, and the apple-based spirit which shares its name (see Calvados (spirit)).
Bayeux is noted for the Bayeux Tapestry.
Juno Beach Centre at Courseulles-Sur-Mer, Calvados commemorates the D-Day landing of the Canadian liberation forces at Juno Beach during the Battle of Normandy in World War II.
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