Moult-Chicheboville
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Moult-Chicheboville | |
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 The church in Moult | |
 Location of Moult-Chicheboville | |
  Moult-Chicheboville  Moult-Chicheboville | |
| Coordinates: 49°06′54″N 0°09′54″W / 49.115°N 0.165°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Caen |
| Canton | Troarn |
| Intercommunality | CC Val ès Dunes |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Coralie Arruego[1] |
Area 1 | 17.80 km2 (6.87 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 3,441 |
| • Density | 193.3/km2 (500.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14456 /14370 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Moult-Chicheboville (French pronunciation: [mult ʃiʃbɔvil]) is a commune in the department of Calvados, northwestern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2017 by merger of the former communes of Moult (the seat) and Chicheboville.[3] Moult-Argences station has rail connections to Caen and Lisieux.
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Les Pédouzes, Moult, Ingouville and Chicheboville.[4]
The Muance river and the Ruisseau des Petits Marais stream flow through the commune.[5][6]
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Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,047 | — |
| 1975 | 1,160 | +1.47% |
| 1982 | 1,280 | +1.42% |
| 1990 | 1,382 | +0.96% |
| 1999 | 1,589 | +1.56% |
| 2007 | 2,203 | +4.17% |
| 2012 | 2,625 | +3.57% |
| 2017 | 3,095 | +3.35% |
| 2023 | 3,441 | +1.78% |
| Source: INSEE[7] | ||
Points of Interest
- Chicheboville-Bellengreville marsh is a 154 hectare Natura 2000 conservation site, shared with the neighbouring commune of Bellengreville.[8] It is home to the Great raft spider a protected species that is officially listed as Vulnerable.[9][10]
National Heritage sites
The Commune has three buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique[11]
- Eglise Saint-Martin de Beneauville twelfth century church listed as a monument in 1932.[12]
- Église Sainte Anne a twelfth century church listed as a monument in 1932.[13]
- Château de Beneauville a seventeenth century chateau that was classed as a Monument historique in 1952.[14]
