Camembert is a commune located in the Orne département of the Basse-Normandie région in France. It is most famous as the place where Camembert cheese originated. The commune (in French: commune, word appeared in the 12th century, from Medieval Latin communia, gathering of people sharing a common life, from Latin communis, things held in common) is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. ... Orne is a département in the northwest of France named after the Orne River. ... The départements (or departments) are administrative units of France, roughly analogous to British counties and are now grouped into 22 metropolitan and four overseas régions. ... Capital Caen Area 31,582 km² Regional President Philippe Duron Population  - 2004 estimate  - 1999 census  - Density 1,443,000 1,422,193 81/km² Arrondissements 11 Cantons 141 Communes 1,812 Départements Calvados Manche Orne Basse-Normandie is a region of France. ... France is divided into 26 régions: 21 of these are in the continental part of metropolitan France, one is Corse on the island of Corsica (although strictly speaking Corse is in fact a territorial collectivity, not a région, but is referred to as a région in common... Camembert cheese Camembert is a soft, creamy French cheese. ...