The calvados beverage is not only made in the Calvados departement. There are 3 different appelations:
- regular calvados made from cider from different parts of Normandy
- calvados Pays d'Auge which must be made from cider of that eponymous Pays d'Auge area (which is within the Calvados departement)
- calvados du Domfrontais which is made from cider of the Domfront area in the Orne departement.