Camembert, Orne

Camembert (French pronunciation: [kamɑ̃bɛʁ] (listen)) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.

Camembert
Commune
The road into Camembert
Location of Camembert
Camembert
Camembert
Coordinates: 48°53′38″N 0°10′42″E
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentOrne
ArrondissementMortagne-au-Perche
CantonVimoutiers
Area
1
10.3 km2 (4.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
187
 • Density18/km2 (47/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
61071 /61120
Elevation111–237 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.

It is the place where camembert cheese originated.

Camembert has been called "The largest small village in France." This is because the area of the commune itself is out of proportion to the center of the village which consists of the Cheese Museum (in the shape of a Camembert cheese), the Town Hall (Mairie), the Church of St Anne, the Ferme Président (a museum), Beamoncel (the house where Marie Harel, the creator of camembert cheese lived) and 3 other small houses. The rest of the commune is scattered over 10 km2 (2,500 acres).

History

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

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1999197—    
2012196−0.5%
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See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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