Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town has 154 residents and lies in Calvados, Normandy.
Cordey has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Cordey as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château fort, actuellement collège, in Falaise, 3 mi away.
35% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Cordey. Best known first.
AttractionChâteau de Falaise4.8 km north, in FalaiseAttractionAttractionFontaine d'Arlette4.9 km north, in FalaiseMuseumMuseumDonjon - Palais4.8 km north, in FalaiseMuseumMuseumMémorial des Civils dans la Guerre5 km north, in FalaiseChâteauChâteauChâteau de Morchêne3.9 km northwest, in Saint-Martin-de-MieuxChâteauChâteauChâteau de Vallembras4.1 km north, in Saint-Martin-de-MieuxPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Cordey.
Those 65 and older account for 21% of residents. 6.5% of residents are 15 to 24, lower than both Calvados’ towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Degrees are held by nearly a quarter of adults.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Cordey | Calvados median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 24% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.5% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 23% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 35% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 23% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Calvados median and France median: the median of compared communes
4.6% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Median disposable income comes to €24,240 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 6 homes in Cordey.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Cordey is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Cordey yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cordey | 154 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Falaise | 7,680 | 3.2 | C− | B | D | D |
| Athis-Val de Rouvre Orne | 4,201 | 12 | A+ | A | A+ | B+ |
| Argentan Orne | 13,527 | 12 | B | A− | D | B |
| Saint-Pierre-en-Auge | 7,100 | 15 | C | A− | C+ | C+ |
| Thury-Harcourt-le-Hom | 3,600 | 15 | B | B+ | A− | B |
| Condé-en-Normandie | 5,985 | 16 | C+ | A | C | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Calvados, Normandy
Cordey is a commune of 154 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Falaise. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.
Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.