Mouen
Commune in Normandy, France
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Mouen (French pronunciation: [mwɑ̃] ⓘ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
Mouen | |
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 The church in Mouen | |
 Location of Mouen | |
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| Coordinates: 49°08′56″N 0°28′57″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Caen |
| Canton | Caen-1 |
| Intercommunality | CU Caen la Mer |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Benoît Lerévérend[1] |
Area 1 | 4.16 km2 (1.61 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,788 |
| • Density | 430/km2 (1,110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14454 /14790 |
| Elevation | 28–94 m (92–308 ft) (avg. 77 m or 253 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 403 | — |
| 1968 | 455 | +12.9% |
| 1975 | 736 | +61.8% |
| 1982 | 833 | +13.2% |
| 1990 | 1,166 | +40.0% |
| 1999 | 1,292 | +10.8% |
| 2008 | 1,324 | +2.5% |
Points of interest
National heritage sites
- Église Saint-Malo a church listed as a Monument historique in 1846.[6]
Twin towns – sister cities
Mouen, along with Mondrainville is twinned with:[7]
Retzstadt, Germany
