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Moult, Calvados

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Moult
Location of Moult
Map
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentCalvados
ArrondissementCaen
CantonBourguébus
IntercommunalityVal ès dunes
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Alain Tourret
Area
1
10.26 km2 (3.96 sq mi)
Population
 (2008)
1,742
 • Density170/km2 (440/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
14456 /14370
Elevation19–76 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: [mul]) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. 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

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