Sylvains-Lès-Moulins
commune in France
Sylvains-Lès-Moulins (French pronunciation: [silvɛ̃ lɛ mulɛ̃], also: Sylvains-les-Moulins) is a commune in the Eure department in Normandy in northern France. It was created in 1972 by the merger of the former communes Villez-Champ-Dominel and Coulonges. On 1 January 2016, the former commune Villalet was merged into Sylvains-Lès-Moulins.
Population
Population data refer to the area corresponding with the commune as of January 2025.
Personalities
André Couteaux, writer, who adapted Mon oncle Benjamin on screen and wrote the novel Un monsieur de compagnie.
Claude de Cambronne, French businessman
Gilbert Renault (1904–1984), French resistant aka Colonel Rémy.
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