Camembert, Orne

Camembert
Camembert
Location within Lower Normandy region Camembert
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Orne
Arrondissement	Argentan
Canton	Vimoutiers
Intercommunality	Pays de Camembert
Area1	10.3 km2 (4.0 sq mi)
Population (2012)2	196
• Density	19/km2 (49/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	61071 / 61120
Elevation	111–237 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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Camembert is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.

It is most famous as the place where camembert cheese originated.

Camembert has been called "The largest small village in France." This is because the area of the commune itself is out of proportion to the center of the village which consists of the Cheese Museum (in the shape of a Camembert cheese), the Town Hall (Mairie), the Church of St Anne, the Ferme Président (a museum), Beamoncel (the house where Marie Harel, the creator of camembert cheese lived) and 3 other small houses. The rest of the commune is scattered over 2,500 acres (10 km²).

History

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

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1999	197	—
2012	196	−0.5%

See also

• Communes of the Orne department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Camembert Country