Les Moutiers-en-Cinglais

Coordinates: 49°01′47″N 0°25′39″W / 49.0297°N 0.4275°W / 49.0297; -0.4275
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Les Moutiers-en-Cinglais
Town hall
Town hall
Location of Les Moutiers-en-Cinglais
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Les Moutiers-en-Cinglais is located in France
Les Moutiers-en-Cinglais
Les Moutiers-en-Cinglais
Les Moutiers-en-Cinglais is located in Normandy
Les Moutiers-en-Cinglais
Les Moutiers-en-Cinglais
Coordinates: 49°01′47″N 0°25′39″W / 49.0297°N 0.4275°W / 49.0297; -0.4275
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentCalvados
ArrondissementCaen
CantonLe Hom
IntercommunalityCingal-Suisse Normande
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Gérard Allain[1]
Area
1
6.75 km2 (2.61 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
521
 • Density77/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
14458 /14220
Elevation15–186 m (49–610 ft)
(avg. 114 m or 374 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Les Moutiers-en-Cinglais (French pronunciation: [le mutje ɑ̃ sɛ̃ɡlɛ] ) is a commune in the department of Calvados in the Normandy region in northwestern France.

Geography[edit]

The commune is part of the area known as Suisse Normande.[3]

The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, La Bagotière, L'Église, La Couture and Les Moutiers-en-Cinglais.[4]

The River Orne plus three streams The Neumer, The Trois Cours, and La Grande Vallee are the four watercourses running through the commune.

Population[edit]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962231—    
1968232+0.4%
1975252+8.6%
1982315+25.0%
1990350+11.1%
1999350+0.0%
2008417+19.1%

Points of interest[edit]

National heritage sites[edit]

  • Château de Villeray is an eighteenth centaury chateau which was listed as a monument in 2005.[5]

Notable People[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Map of Suiss Normande" (PDF).
  4. ^ a b "Les Moutiers-en-Cinglais · 14220, France". Les Moutiers-en-Cinglais · 14220, France.
  5. ^ "Château de Villeray aux Moutiers-en-Cinglais - PA14000056". monumentum.fr.
  6. ^ "Jacques Le Roy Ladurie (1902-1988) - Find a Grave..." www.findagrave.com.
  7. ^ "Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie, historian of the downtrodden, dies at 94". The Washington Post.
  8. ^ "2021 - Cimetières de France et d'ailleurs". www.landrucimetieres.fr.