Le Vey
Commune in Normandy, France
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Le Vey (French pronunciation: [lə vɛ] ⓘ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
Le Vey | |
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_et_if_funéraire.jpg) The church in Le Vey | |
 Location of Le Vey | |
  Le Vey  Le Vey | |
| Coordinates: 48°55′04″N 0°28′10″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 (2023)[2] | 139 |
| • Density | 39.4/km2 (102/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. | |
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]
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% |
