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Calvados (UK: / ˈ k æ l v ə d ɒ s /, US: /-d oʊ s, ˌ k æ l v ə ˈ d oʊ s, ˌ k ɑː l v ə ˈ-/, French: ⓘ) [needs Norman IPA] is a department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. [3] It takes its name from a cluster of rocks off the Normandy coast. In 2019, it had a population of 694,905. [4]
Calvados apples. Calvados is distilled from cider made from specially grown and selected apples, from over 200 named varieties. It is not uncommon for a calvados producer to use over 100 specific varieties of apples [citation needed] which are either sweet (such as the 'Rouge Duret' variety), tart (such as the 'Rambault' variety), or bitter (such as the 'Mettais', 'Saint Martin', 'Frequin ...
Château les Bruyères Balleroy Castle Château de Caen Château de Creully Château de Falaise Château de La Pommeraye in Calvados. Donjon de Chambois Château de Tancarville, near the Manoir du Clap. This is a list of châteaux in the French region of Normandy.
It is the prefecture of the department of Calvados. The city proper has 105,512 inhabitants (as of 2018), while its functional urban area has 470,000, [3] making Caen the second largest urban area in Normandy and the 19th largest in France. [4] It is also the third largest commune in all of Normandy after Le Havre and Rouen. [5] [6]
Normandy (/ ˈ n ɔːr m ə n d i / NOR-mən-dee; French: Normandie [nɔʁmɑ̃di] ⓘ; Norman: Normaundie) is the northwesternmost of the eighteen regions of France, roughly coextensive with the historical Duchy of Normandy. Normandy is divided into five administrative departments: Calvados, Eure, Manche, Orne and Seine-Maritime.
Archeological finds, such as cave paintings, prove that humans were present in the region in prehistoric times, especially in Eure and Calvados.The Gouy and Orival cave paintings also testify to humans in Seine-Maritime.