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| Number | 14 |
| Region | Basse-Normandie |
| Prefecture | Caen |
| Subprefectures | Bayeux Lisieux Vire |
| Population | Ranked 31st
117 /km² |
| Area | 5,548 km² |
| Arrondissements | 4 |
| Cantons | 49 |
| CommunesThe commune is an administrative division of France. Administration A communes is governed by a municipal council and a mayor maire . The seat of the council is the hotel de ville or mairie ( French terms for City Hall . Number and location As of January | 705The following is a list of the 705 communes of the Calvados departement in France. CAC) Communaute d'agglomeration Caen la Mer, created in 2002. Communaute de communes de Vire Communaute de communes Lisieux Pays d'Auge Communaute de communes Bayeux Interc |
| President of the general councilOverview In France, the President of the General Council is the locally-elected head of the Conseil General the assembly governing a departement a county-level territory. The position is elected by the General Councillors from among their number. If there | Anne d'Ornano |
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The FrenchThe French Republic or France ( French: Republique francaise or France is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in western Europe, and which is further made up of a collection of overseas islands and territories located in other continents. département of Calvados forms part of the région of Basse-Normandie in NormandyThis article concerns the former country of Normandy. For other uses, see Normandy (disambiguation). Mont Saint Michel is a historic pilgrimage site and a symbol of Normandy Normandy is a former country (a Duchy) situated in northern France occupying the. It takes its name from a cluster of rocks off the coast.
Calvados was one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from part of the former province of Normandie.
D-Day landings took place on the beaches of Baie de Seine on June 6, 1944.Calvados is surrounded by the departments of Seine-Maritime, Eure, Orne, and Manche. On the north is the Baie de Seine , part of the English Channel, and on the east the Seine River forms the boundary with Seine-Maritime.
It includes the Bessin area, the Pays d'Auge, and the area known as the Suisse normande from the cragginess of its landscape.
Other towns include: Deauville and the formerly elegant 19th-century casino resorts of the coast.
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