Moult, Calvados

Moult
Part of Moult-Chicheboville
Location of Moult
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Coordinates: 49°06′58″N 0°09′50″W
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Calvados
Arrondissement	Caen
Canton	Troarn
Commune	Moult-Chicheboville
Area ^1	10.26 km^2 (3.96 sq mi)
Population  (2019)[1]	2,712
• Density	260/km^2 (680/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 km^2 (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

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	675	—
1968	670	−0.7%
1975	765	+14.2%
1982	827	+8.1%
1990	919	+11.1%
1999	1,130	+23.0%
2008	1,742	+54.2%
2019	2,712	+55.7%

See also

• Communes of the Calvados department

References

1. Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
2. Arrêté préfectoral 8 September 2016 (in French)

External links

• Official site