Les Moutiers-en-Cinglais

Les Moutiers-en-Cinglais is a commune in the department of Calvados in the Normandy region in northwestern France.

Geography
The commune is part of the area known as Suisse Normande.

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

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

National heritage sites

 * Château de Villeray is an eighteenth century chateau which was listed as a monument in 2005.

Notable People

 * Jacques Le Roy Ladurie - (1902 – 1988) an agriculturalist and politician is buried here.
 * Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie - (1929 – 2023) a French historiane, was born here.
 * Roger Fauroux - (1926 - 2021) a French politician and civil servant who served as Minister of Industry and Regional Planning from 1988 to 1991 is buried here.