Camembert, Orne
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| Coordinates: 48°53′38″N 0°10′42″E / 48.8938°N 0.1783°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Mortagne-au-Perche |
| Canton | Vimoutiers |
Area 1 | 10.3 km2 (4.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | 169 |
| • Density | 16.4/km2 (42.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| 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. | |
Camembert (French pronunciation: [kamɑ̃bɛʁ] ⓘ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.[2]
It is the place where camembert cheese originated and is named after.[3]
The commune is part of the area known as Pays d'Auge.[4]
One river, the Viette, and four streams (the Fontaine de la Motte, Besion, the Moulin Neuf, and the Costillets) run through the commune.
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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.[6] The museum is in the shape of a Camembert cheese.[7]
- Beamoncel the manor house, which was the home of Marie Harel.[8]
- President Farm another museum about camembert that is linked to the dairy brand, Président.[8]
Camembert church
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 197 | — |
| 1975 | 176 | −1.60% |
| 1982 | 177 | +0.08% |
| 1990 | 184 | +0.49% |
| 1999 | 197 | +0.76% |
| 2009 | 206 | +0.45% |
| 2014 | 190 | −1.60% |
| 2020 | 170 | −1.84% |
| Source: INSEE[9] | ||
Notable associations
- Marie Harel (1761–1844) was the inventor of Camembert cheese, lived and worked in the village.[10]
- Lutteur B, a horse from the Foucaudière farm in Camembert in 1955 that was ridden by Pierre Jonquères d'Oriola in the 1964 Summer Olympics, winning a Gold and Silver medal[11]
