Les Isles-Bardel

Les Isles-Bardel (French pronunciation: [le.z‿il baʁdɛl] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. The commune is where the Baize joins the river Orne.^[3]

Les Isles-Bardel
Commune
The river Baize
Location of Les Isles-Bardel
Les Isles-Bardel Show map of France Les Isles-Bardel Show map of Normandy
Coordinates: 48°50′46″N 0°20′14″W
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Calvados
Arrondissement	Caen
Canton	Falaise
Intercommunality	Pays de Falaise
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jacques Garigue[1]
Area 1	5.69 km2 (2.20 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	71
• Density	12/km2 (32/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	14343 /14690
Elevation	54–194 m (177–636 ft) (avg. 110 m or 360 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 of Les Isles-Bardel is part of the area known as Suisse Normande.^[4]

The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Les Isles-Bardel, La Courbe and La Bardellière.

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 commune is where the river Baize feeds into the river Orne.^[6]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	120	—
1968	101	−15.8%
1975	80	−20.8%
1982	64	−20.0%
1990	42	−34.4%
1999	58	+38.1%
2008	64	+10.3%

The Church of Les Isles Bardel

See also

• Communes of the Calvados department