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

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

See also

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