Calvados
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This page is about an area in France. For the alcoholic drink, see Calvados (drink).
| Calvados | |||
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| Coordinates: 49°02′N 0°15′E / 49.033°N 0.25°ECoordinates: 49°02′N 0°15′E / 49.033°N 0.25°E | |||
| Country | France | ||
| Region | Basse-Normandie | ||
| Prefecture | Caen | ||
| Subprefectures | Bayeux Lisieux Vire |
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| Government | |||
| • President of the General Council | Anne d'Ornano (Miscellaneous Right-wing) | ||
| Area1 | |||
| • Total | 5,548 km2 (2,142 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2007) | |||
| • Total | 673,667 | ||
| • Rank | 31st | ||
| • Density | 121.425/km2 (314.490/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| 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 | |||
Calvados is a French department in Lower Normandy.
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