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

Cordey
Commune
The church in Cordey
Location of Cordey
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Coordinates: 48°51′05″N 0°13′39″W / 48.8514°N 0.2275°W / 48.8514; -0.2275
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Calvados
Arrondissement	Caen
Canton	Falaise
Intercommunality	Pays de Falaise
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Roger Bisson^[1]
Area ¹	4.52 km² (1.75 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[2]	154
• Density	34/km² (88/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	14180 /14700
Elevation	142–229 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.

Geography

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

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

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	119	—
1968	127	+6.7%
1975	111	−12.6%
1982	128	+15.3%
1990	147	+14.8%
1999	159	+8.2%
2008	129	−18.9%

See also

Communes of the Calvados department

References

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

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