Mouais
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Mouais | |
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Commune | |
 Old mill adjacent to the Chère | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Mouais  | |
  Mouais  Mouais | |
| Coordinates: 47°41′47″N 1°38′36″W / 47.6964°N 1.6433°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Loire-Atlantique |
| Arrondissement | Châteaubriant-Ancenis |
| Canton | Guémené-Penfao |
| Intercommunality | Châteaubriant-Derval |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Yvan Menager[1] |
| Area 1 | 9.93 km2 (3.83 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 360 |
| • Density | 36/km2 (94/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 44105 /44590 |
| Elevation | 9–61 m (30–200 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Mouais (French pronunciation: [mwɛ] ; Gallo: Móaè, pronounced [mwə]; Breton: Lanvoe) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.
History
[edit]It is possible that the toponym comes from the hagionym Moë, an obscure Breton saint.
Geography
[edit]The town is located on the northern edge of the department, on the right bank of the river Chère, which forms most of its southern border.
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 356 | — |
| 1975 | 331 | −1.03% |
| 1982 | 302 | −1.30% |
| 1990 | 280 | −0.94% |
| 1999 | 259 | −0.86% |
| 2007 | 331 | +3.11% |
| 2012 | 394 | +3.55% |
| 2017 | 385 | −0.46% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Personalities
[edit]- Jean Fréour, sculptor
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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