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Camembert, Orne

Coordinates : 48°53′38″N 0°10′42″E / 48.8938°N 0.1783°E / 48.8938; 0.1783 Camembert ( French pronunciation: [ kamɑ̃bɛʁ ] ⓘ ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western...

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Coordinates: 48°53′38″N0°10′42″E / 48.8938°N 0.1783°E / 48.8938; 0.1783

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

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

Geography

The commune is part of the area known as Pays d'Auge.[4]

One river, the Viette, and three streams (the Besion, the Moulin Neuf, and the Costillets) run through the commune.[5][6]

History

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

Notable buildings and places

  • Maison Du Camembert a museum telling how the story of the history of the cheese and how it is produced.[8] The museum is in the shape of a Camembert cheese.[9]
  • Beamoncel the manor house, which was the home of Marie Harel.[10]
  • President Farm another museum about camembert that is linked to the dairy brand, Président.[10]

Population

Notable associations

See also

References

  1. ↑"Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  2. ↑"Commune de Camembert (61071)". INSEE. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  3. 12"Camembert Cheese: A Norman Tradition". France Today. 3 November 2020. Archived from the original on 13 August 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  4. ↑"Le Pays d'Auge et camembert". Orne Tourisme.
  5. ↑Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - Ruisseau du Moulin Neuf (I1315500)".
  6. ↑Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - La Viette (I1310600)".
  7. ↑"Camembert · 61120, France". Camembert · 61120, France. Archived from the original on 13 August 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  8. ↑"Maison du Camembert CAMEMBERT : Normandy Tourism". Normandy Tourism, France. Archived from the original on 13 August 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  9. ↑"The tiny rural Norman village called Camembert". Archived from the original on 13 August 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  10. 12"Top 7 Destinations With the Highest Quality Cheese". 6 February 2023. Archived from the original on 13 August 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  11. ↑Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
  12. ↑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.
  13. ↑"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.
  • Maison du Camembert