Calvados
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Calvados is a French department in Lower Normandy.
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Calvados in France | |
| Coordinates: 49°02′N 0°15′E / 49.033°N 0.250°ECoordinates: 49°02′N 0°15′E / 49.033°N 0.250°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Prefecture | Caen |
| Subprefectures | Bayeux Lisieux Vire |
| Government | |
| • President of the General Council | Anne d'Ornano (Miscellaneous Right-wing) |
| Area | |
| • 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 | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| 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 | |
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