Le Vey
Le Vey | |
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Location of Le Vey | |
  Le Vey  Le Vey | |
| Coordinates: 48°55′04″N 0°28′10″W / 48.9178°N 0.4694°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Caen |
| Canton | Le Hom |
| Intercommunality | Cingal-Suisse Normande |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Pierre Brisset[1] |
Area 1 | 3.53 km2 (1.36 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 130 |
| • Density | 37/km2 (95/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14741 /14570 |
| Elevation | 32–264 m (105–866 ft) (avg. 260 m or 850 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Le Vey (French pronunciation: [lə vɛ] ⓘ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
Geography
The commune is part of the area known as Suisse Normande.[3]
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Sourdeval, Le Haut du Vey and Le Vey.[4]
The Commune with another 20 communes shares part of a 2,115 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Vallée de l'Orne et ses affluents.[5]
The River Orne is the only watercourse that flows through the commune.[6]
Neighbouring communes[4] | |
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Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 108 | — |
| 1968 | 104 | −3.7% |
| 1975 | 96 | −7.7% |
| 1982 | 88 | −8.3% |
| 1990 | 66 | −25.0% |
| 1999 | 71 | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 85 | +19.7% |
Points of Interest
- Rocher des Parcs is a 1400 Hectare nature reserve in the commune.[7] The nature reserve features a 90 metre rockface, which is the sixth most visited place in France for climbers.[8]
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ "Map of Suisse Normande" (PDF).
- ^ a b "Le Vey · 14570, France". Le Vey · 14570, France.
- ^ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500091 - Vallée de l'Orne et ses affluents - Description".
- ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - L'Orne (I2--0200)".
- ^ "Les rochers des Parcs - Le Vey". Office de Tourisme de la Suisse Normande.
- ^ "Calvados. Les Rochers des Parcs, ces géants de pierre". tendanceouest.com.
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