The département of Calvados (14) is in the region of Normandy and is bordered by the departments of Seine-Maritime, Eure, Orne and Manche. To the north is the Baie de la Seine, part of the English Channel. In the east the Seine River forms the boundary with Seine-Maritime.
Calvados is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790.
The coat of arms are a combination of the arms of the Dukes of Normandy and the blue of the sea.
