Calvados (department)

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Calvados
Department
From top down, left to right: Abbaye aux Dames in Caen, Bayeux's historic centre, Omaha Beach and timber framing house in Boissey
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Calvados in France
Coordinates: 49°02′N 0°15′E / 49.033°N 0.250°E / 49.033; 0.250
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Prefecture	Caen
Subprefectures	Bayeux Lisieux Vire-Normandie
Government
• President of the Departmental Council	Jean-Léonce Dupont[1] (New Centre)
Area 1
• Total	5,535 km2 (2,137 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]
• Total	700,633
• Rank	34th
• Density	130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	FR-14
Department number	14
Arrondissements	4
Cantons	25
Communes	528
^1 French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2

Calvados (UK: /ˈkælvədɒs/, US: /-doʊs, ˌkælvəˈdoʊs, ˌkɑːlvəˈ-/, French: [kalvados] ^ⓘ)^{[needs Norman IPA]} is a department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.^[3] It takes its name from a cluster of rocks off the Normandy coast. In 2019, it had a population of 694,905.^[4]