Calvados is a French department in Lower Normandy.
Calvados | |
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Coordinates: 49°02′N 0°15′E | |
Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Prefecture | Caen |
Subprefectures | Bayeux Lisieux Vire |
Government | |
• President of the General Council | Anne d'Ornano (Miscellaneous Right-wing) |
Area | |
• Total | 5,548 km2 (2,142 sq mi) |
Population (2007) | |
• Total | 673,667 |
• Rank | 31st |
• Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Department number | 14 |
Arrondissements | 4 |
Cantons | 49 |
Communes | 706 |
^1 French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2 |
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