Moult, Calvados
Moult | |
|---|---|
Part of Moult-Chicheboville | |
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Location of Moult | |
  Moult Location within France  Moult Location within Normandy | |
| Coordinates: 49°06′58″N 0°09′50″W / 49.1161°N 0.1639°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Caen |
| Canton | Troarn |
| Commune | Moult-Chicheboville |
Area 1 | 10.26 km2 (3.96 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | 2,821 |
| • Density | 275.0/km2 (712.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 14370 |
| Elevation | 19–76 m (62–249 ft) (avg. 60 m or 200 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Moult (French pronunciation: [mult] ⓘ) is a former commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Moult-Chicheboville.[2] The commune is situated about 16 kilometers southeast of Caen. It is in the valley of the Muance.
History
The ancient ruins in and around the commune suggest that it was used as a fortified camp that controlled the area between Vieux and Lisieux.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 675 | — |
| 1968 | 670 | −0.12% |
| 1975 | 765 | +1.91% |
| 1982 | 827 | +1.12% |
| 1990 | 919 | +1.33% |
| 1999 | 1,130 | +2.32% |
| 2006 | 1,455 | +3.68% |
| 2022 | 2,821 | +4.22% |
| Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE[1] | ||
Places and monuments
- Saint Anne's Church, whose choir dating from the 12th century has been listed as a historic monument since 4 October 1932.[4]
- Washhouse on the Muance.
- Mill on the Muance.
See also
References
- 1 2 "Populations de référence 2022" [Reference populations 2022] (PDF) (in French). INSEE. December 2024.
- ↑ Arrêté préfectoral 8 September 2016 (in French)
- ↑ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Moult, EHESS (in French).
- ↑ "Église - POP". pop.culture.gouv.fr. Retrieved 2026-08-12.
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