Moult, Calvados Explained

Moult
Arrondissement:Caen
Canton:Troarn
Insee:14456
Postal Code:14370
Commune:Moult-Chicheboville
Coordinates:49.1161°N -0.1639°W
Elevation M:60
Elevation Min M:19
Elevation Max M:76
Area Km2:10.26
Population:2712
Population Date:2019
Population Footnotes:[1]

Moult (in French pronounced as /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

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/6011070/ensemble.pdf Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019
  2. https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/eli/arrete/2016/9/8/INTB1629535A/jo/texte Arrêté préfectoral