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Les Moutiers-en-Cinglais
Commune in Normandy, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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Geography
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.[5]
Population
Points of interest
National heritage sites
- Château de Villeray is an eighteenth century chateau which was listed as a monument in 2005.[6]
Notable People
- Jacques Le Roy Ladurie - (1902 – 1988) agriculturalist and politician is buried here.[7]
- Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie - (1929 – 2023) French historian, was born here.[8]
- Roger Fauroux - (1926 - 2021) French politician and civil servant who served as Minister of Industry and Regional Planning from 1988 to 1991 is buried here.[9]
See also
References
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