Mouzillon
Commune in Pays de la Loire, France
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Mouzillon (French pronunciation: [muzijɔ̃] ⓘ; Breton: Maodilon) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.
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 Location of Mouzillon | |
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| Coordinates: 47°08′32″N 1°16′52″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Loire-Atlantique |
| Arrondissement | Nantes |
| Canton | Vallet |
| Intercommunality | Sèvre et Loire |
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| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Marc Jounier[1] |
Area 1 | 16.5 km2 (6.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 2,893 |
| • Density | 175/km2 (454/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 44108 /44330 |
| Elevation | 9–78 m (30–256 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
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Culture
Mouzillon is known as a producer of Muscadet wine as well as dry biscuit called the Petit Mouzillon. The two are traditionally consumed together.
