Mouais
Commune in Pays de la Loire, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Commune in Pays de la Loire, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mouais (French pronunciation: [mwɛ] ; Gallo: Móaè, pronounced [mwə]; Breton: Lanvoe) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.
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Mouais | |
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Commune | |
Coordinates: 47°41′47″N 1°38′36″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. |
It is possible that the toponym comes from the hagionym Moë, an obscure Breton saint.
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.
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] |
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