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Moult

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former commune in Calvados, France

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Moult was a commune in the Calvados department of Normandy, France. It was situated in the arrondissement of Caen and the canton of Bourguébus, with an associated electoral district in the canton of Troarn. The area covered 10.26 square kilometers and had an elevation of 76 meters above sea level. Its postal code was 14370.

The commune bordered Airan, Argences, Bellengreville, and Billy. Alain Tourret served as the head of government. Moult was dissolved on December 31, 2016, and replaced by the delegated commune of Moult-Chicheboville. Population figures for the area have been recorded as both 2,998 and 1,179.

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Place details

Locality
Moult-Chicheboville
Region
Normandie
Country
France
Population
1,179

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Air quality

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11.7 µg/m³
PM10
16.0 µg/m³
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Key facts

Country
France
Region
Normandy
Department
Calvados
Arrondissement
Caen
Canton
Troarn
Commune
Moult-Chicheboville
Area
10.26 km (3.96 sq mi)
Population 2022
2,821
Density
275.0/km (712.1/sq mi)
Time zone
UTC+01:00 ( CET )
Summer dst
UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
Elevation
19–76 m (62–249 ft) , (avg. 60 m or 200 ft)

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Moult
Country
France
Population
1920
Area
10.26
Elevation
36
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Head of government
Alain Tourret
Shares border with
Vimont
Official website
mairie-moult.fr
Image
Moult mairie.JPG
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Commons category
Moult (Calvados)
postal code
14370
dissolved, abolished or demolished date
2016-12-31
associated electoral district
canton of Troarn
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Encyclopedic overview

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. The commune is situated about 16 kilometers southeast of Caen. It is in the valley of the Muance.

History

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Moult” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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