Cordey Explained

Cordey
Commune Status:Commune
Arrondissement:Caen
Canton:Falaise
Insee:14180
Postal Code:14700
Mayor:Roger Bisson[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:Pays de Falaise
Coordinates:48.8514°N -0.2275°W
Elevation M:183
Elevation Min M:142
Elevation Max M:229
Area Km2:4.52

Cordey (in French pronounced as /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.[2]

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

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.[3] 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[4]

Population

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 9 August 2021. fr.
  2. Web site: Map of Suisse Normande.
  3. Web site: INPN, ZNIEFF 250008485 - ANCIENNE CARRIERE DE CARABILLON - Description. inpn.mnhn.fr.
  4. Web site: INPN, ZNIEFF 250008485 - ANCIENNE CARRIERE DE CARABILLON - Commentaires. inpn.mnhn.fr.