Moult
ArrondissementCaen
CantonTroarn
Insee14456
Postal code14370
CommuneMoult-Chicheboville
Coordinates49.1161°N 0.1639°W
Elevation m60
Elevation min m19
Elevation max m76
Area km 210.26
Population2821
Population date2022
Population footnotes[1]

Moult (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
YearPop.±%
1962675
1968670−0.7%
1975765+14.2%
1982827+8.1%
1990919+11.1%
19991,130+23.0%
20081,742+54.2%
20222,821+61.9%

See also

References

  1. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" [Reference populations 2022] (in French). INSEE. December 2024.
  2. ^ Arrêté préfectoral 8 September 2016 (in French)