Missillac (French pronunciation: [misijak] (listen); Merzhelieg in Breton) is a commune located in the department of Loire-Atlantique in western France.
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Coordinates: 47°28′59″N 2°09′28″W | |
Country | France |
Region | Pays de la Loire |
Department | Loire-Atlantique |
Arrondissement | Saint-Nazaire |
Canton | Pontchâteau |
Intercommunality | Pays de Pont-Château - Saint-Gildas-des-Bois |
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• Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Louis Mogan |
Area 1 | 59.55 km2 (22.99 sq mi) |
Population | 5,398 |
• Density | 91/km2 (230/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 44098 /44780 |
Elevation | 0–63 m (0–207 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Missillac is located at the northwestern edge of Loire-Atlantique at the limit of the Morbihan 25 km from Saint-Nazaire, 65 km northwest of Nantes, and 25 km south of Redon. The communes bordering Missillac are Sévérac, Saint-Gildas-des-Bois, Sainte-Reine-de-Bretagne, La Chapelle-des-Marais, Herbignac, and Pontchâteau.
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Source: EHESS[2] and INSEE (1968-2017)[3] |
The commune is crossed by the Nantes-Vannes expressway.
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