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Department_of_France Information

  department Calvados
  number 14
  region Basse-Normandie
  prefecture Caen
  subprefectures Bayeux <br> Lisieux <br> Vire
  population 648,385
  pop Date 1999
  pop Rank 31st
  density 117
  area 5548
  area Scale 9
  arrond 4
  cantons 49
  communes 706
  president Anne D'Ornano
  pres Party UDF
  img Coa blason14PNG


The French Department of Calvados forms part of the Region of Basse-Normandie in Normandy . It takes its name from a cluster of rocks off the coast.


HISTORY

Calvados is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4 , 1790 . It was created from a part of the Former Province of Normandy . The name “Orne inférieure" was originally proposed for the department but it was ultimately decided to call the area Calvados after a group of rocks off its coast.