Mouen | |
|---|---|
 The church in Mouen | |
Location of Mouen | |
Mouen Location within France Show map of FranceMouen Location within Normandy Show map of Normandy | |
| Coordinates: 49°08′56″N 0°28′57″W / 49.1489°N 0.4825°W / 49.1489; -0.4825 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Caen |
| Canton | Caen-1 |
| Intercommunality | CU Caen la Mer |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Benoît Lerévérend1 |
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. | |
Mouen (French pronunciation: [mwɑ̃] ⓘ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
Geography
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Le Vivier, La Bruyère, La Plauderie and Mouen.3
The river Odon flows through the commune.4 In addition a stream the Ruisseau de Sabley traverses the commune.5
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 455 | — |
| 1975 | 736 | +7.11% |
| 1982 | 833 | +1.78% |
| 1990 | 1,166 | +4.29% |
| 1999 | 1,292 | +1.15% |
| 2007 | 1,282 | −0.10% |
| 2012 | 1,357 | +1.14% |
| 2017 | 1,601 | +3.36% |
| 2023 | 1,788 | +1.86% |
| Source: INSEE6 | ||
Points of interest
National heritage sites
- Église Saint-Malo a church listed as a Monument historique in 1846.7
Twin towns – sister cities
Mouen, along with Mondrainville is twinned with:8
Retzstadt, Germany
References
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- "Mouen · France". Mouen · France.
- Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - L'Odon (I26-0400)".
- Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - Ruisseau de Sabley (I2649000)".
- Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
- "Eglise à Mouen - PA00111562 - Monumentum". monumentum.fr.
- "Le comité jumelage de Mouen-Mondrainville–Retzstadt a accueilli 49 Allemands". Ouest-France (in French). Ouest-France. Retrieved 16 December 2025.