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The Invention of Marie Harel
Marie HAREL was born in the village of Crouttes in 1761. She is known as the woman who first discovered Camembert.

By following the advice of a priest from the region of Brie, she improved the quality of her cheese and invented the process for making Camembert.

Her daughter, born in 1787 and also called Marie, and her own children then developed the production of this famous cheese.
 Marie Harel GENEALOGY OF MARIE HAREL


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