Cordey

Coordinates: 48°51′05″N 0°13′39″W / 48.8514°N 0.2275°W / 48.8514; -0.2275
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Cordey
The church in Cordey
The church in Cordey
Location of Cordey
Map
Cordey is located in France
Cordey
Cordey
Cordey is located in Normandy
Cordey
Cordey
Coordinates: 48°51′05″N 0°13′39″W / 48.8514°N 0.2275°W / 48.8514; -0.2275
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentCalvados
ArrondissementCaen
CantonFalaise
IntercommunalityPays de Falaise
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Roger Bisson[1]
Area
1
4.52 km2 (1.75 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
154
 • Density34/km2 (88/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
14180 /14700
Elevation142–229 m (466–751 ft)
(avg. 183 m or 600 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Cordey (French pronunciation: [kɔʁdɛ] ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.

Geography[edit]

The commune of Cordey is part of the area known as Suisse Normande.[3]

The river Baize runs through the commune, along with three of its tributaries, Bilaine and Ruisseau du Val [4]

Places of Interest[edit]

To the North of the village is an old quarry that is registered as a Zone naturelle d'intérêt écologique, faunistique et floristique.[6] The Quarry contains the only known population of Polytrichum pallidisetum, a type of Hair cap moss, in Lower Normandy and the rare reindeer cup lichen[7]

Population[edit]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962119—    
1968127+6.7%
1975111−12.6%
1982128+15.3%
1990147+14.8%
1999159+8.2%
2008129−18.9%

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Map of Suiss Normande" (PDF).
  4. ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - La Baize (I22-0400)".
  5. ^ "ViaMichelin: Route planner, Maps, Traffic info, Hotels". www.viamichelin.co.uk.
  6. ^ "INPN, ZNIEFF 250008485 - ANCIENNE CARRIERE DE CARABILLON - Description". inpn.mnhn.fr.
  7. ^ "INPN, ZNIEFF 250008485 - ANCIENNE CARRIERE DE CARABILLON - Commentaires". inpn.mnhn.fr.