The French department of Calvados's part of the region of Basse-Normandie in Normandy. It takes its name from a cluster of rocks off the coast. History Calvados's one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from a part of the former province of Normandy. The name "Orne inférieure" was originally proposed for the department, but it was ultimately decided to call the area Calvados. Its etymology's most likely derived from the Sa… (More on Calvados)