Le Vey

Not to be confused with Les Veys.

For other uses, see Vey.

Le Vey (French pronunciation: [lə vɛ] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.

Le Vey
Commune
The church in Le Vey
Location of Le Vey
Le Vey Show map of France Le Vey Show map of Normandy
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  (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.

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

Historical 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

• Communes of the Calvados department