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Commune in Pays de la Loire, France
Mouais
Commune
Old mill adjacent to the ChèreOld mill adjacent to the Chère
Coat of arms of MouaisCoat of arms
Location of Mouais
Mouais is located in FranceMouaisMouaisShow map of FranceMouais is located in Pays de la LoireMouaisMouaisShow map of Pays de la Loire
Coordinates: 47°41′47″N 1°38′36″W / 47.6964°N 1.6433°W / 47.6964; -1.6433
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentLoire-Atlantique
ArrondissementChâteaubriant-Ancenis
CantonGuémené-Penfao
IntercommunalityChâteaubriant-Derval
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Yvan Menager
Area9.93 km (3.83 sq mi)
Population360
 • Density36/km (94/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code44105 /44590
Elevation9–61 m (30–200 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (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

It is possible that the toponym comes from the hagionym Moë, an obscure Breton saint.

Geography

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

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
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

Personalities

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department


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