Moult, Calvados

Moult
Moult
Location within Normandy region
Moult
Coordinates: 49°06′58″N 0°09′50″W / 49.1161°N 0.1639°W / 49.1161; -0.1639Coordinates: 49°06′58″N 0°09′50″W / 49.1161°N 0.1639°W / 49.1161; -0.1639
Country France
Region Normandy
Department Calvados
Arrondissement Caen
Canton Troarn
Area1 10.26 km2 (3.96 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 1,742
  Density 170/km2 (440/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 14456 /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.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Moult (French pronunciation: [mul]) 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.[1] The commune is situated about 16 kilometers from Caen on French Highway 13. 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

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962675    
1968670−0.7%
1975765+14.2%
1982827+8.1%
1990919+11.1%
19991,130+23.0%
20081,742+54.2%

See also

References

  1. Arrêté préfectoral 8 September 2016 (in French)
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