AtlasFranceCamembertOne word pinned hereCamembert48.8931°N 0.1775°E · Q217077One English word in this atlas traces back to Camembert. It sits in France.ShareAll of France Pinned herecamembertnoun · 19th centuryWell attestedThe cheese is a Norman village.Camembert takes its name from the village in Normandy where the modern cheese is said to have been developed. The place-name became a generic English cheese word.Named for a product of the placeRead →Nearest pinsSèvres wareSèvres, France149 kmplaster of ParisParis, France159 kmParis-BrestParis, France159 kmlutetiumParis, France159 km