Mouais
Commune in Pays de la Loire, France
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Mouais (French pronunciation: [mwɛ] ⓘ; Gallo: Móaè, pronounced [mwə]; Breton: Lanvoe) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.
Mouais | |
|---|---|
Commune | |
 Old mill adjacent to the Chère | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Mouais | |
  Mouais  Mouais | |
| 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 (2023)[2] | 352 |
| • Density | 35.4/km2 (91.8/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. | |
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
| Year | Pop. | ±% 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[3] | ||
Personalities
- Jean Fréour, sculptor
