Camembert, Orne

Commune in Normandy, France

Location of Camembert

48°53′38″N 0°10′42″E / 48.8938°N 0.1783°E / 48.8938; 0.1783CountryFranceRegionNormandyDepartmentOrneArrondissementMortagne-au-PercheCantonVimoutiersArea

10.3 km² (4.0 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[1]

169 • Density16/km² (42/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.

Camembert (French pronunciation: [kamɑ̃bɛʁ] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.^[2]

It is the place where camembert cheese originated.^[3]

Geography

One river, the Viette, and four streams (the Fontaine de la Motte, Besion, the Moulin Neuf, and the Costillets) run through the commune.

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.^[5] The museum is in the shape of a Camembert cheese.^[6]
Beamoncel the manor house, which was the home of Marie Harel.^[7]
President Farm another museum about camembert that is linked to the dairy brand, Président.^[7]

Camembert church

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
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^[8]

Notable Associations

Marie Harel (1761–1844) was the inventor of Camembert cheese, lived and worked in the village.^[9]
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.^[10]

References

^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ "Commune de Camembert (61071) − COG Insee". www.insee.fr. Archived from the original on 8 June 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Camembert Cheese: A Norman Tradition". France Today. 3 November 2020. Archived from the original on 13 August 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
^ "Camembert · 61120, France". Camembert · 61120, France. Archived from the original on 13 August 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
^ "Maison du Camembert CAMEMBERT : Normandy Tourism". Normandy Tourism, France. Archived from the original on 13 August 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
^ "The tiny rural Norman village called Camembert". Archived from the original on 13 August 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Top 7 Destinations With the Highest Quality Cheese". 6 February 2023. Archived from the original on 13 August 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
^ Macphail, Cameron (28 April 2017). "Marie Harel: The 256th birthday of the woman who invented Camembert cheese". Archived from the original on 13 August 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023 – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
^ "Camembert. D'illustres noms pour baptiser certaines voiries". Ouest-France.fr. 18 March 2022. Archived from the original on 13 August 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.