Mouen
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| region | Normandy | |
| Department | Calvados | |
| Arrondissement | Caen | |
| Canton | Caen-1 | |
| Community association | Caen la Mer | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 9 ′ N , 0 ° 29 ′ W | |
| height | 28-94 m | |
| surface | 4.16 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,601 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 385 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 14790 | |
| INSEE code | 14454 | |
| Website | www.ville-mouen.fr | |
 Saint Malo church |
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Mouen ( ) is a French commune with 1,601 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Calvados department in the Normandy region . It belongs to the arrondissement of Caen and is part of the canton of Caen-1 (until 2015: member municipality in the canton of Tilly-sur-Seulles ). The inhabitants are known as Mouennais .
geography
Mouen is located about nine kilometers west-southwest of Caen on the Odon River , which borders the municipality in the south. Mouen is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Verson in the north and east, Baron-sur-Odon in the south, Tourville-sur-Odon in the west and south-west, Mondrainville in the west and Thue et Mue with Cheux in the north-west.
The A84 car route runs through the municipality .
Population development
| year | 1793 | 1836 | 1876 | 1926 | 1946 | 1968 | 1990 | 2016 |
| Residents | 450 | 543 | 405 | 304 | 271 | 455 | 1166 | 1565 |
| Source: Cassini, EHESS and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Saint-Malo church from the 12th century, monument historique since 1846
- Bruyères Castle from the 19th century
Parish partnership
With the German community Retzstadt in Lower Franconia (Bavaria) is a 1990 community partnership .
Web links
- General information about Mouen on communes.com ( French )
Individual evidence
- ^ Mouen - Cassini
- ↑ Saint-Malo Church in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ Information on community partnership on deutsch-franzoesische-partektivenen.de