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Mouais (French pronunciation: [mwɛ] (listen); Gallo: Móaè, pronounced [mwə]; Breton: Lanvoe) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

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Mouais
Commune
Old mill adjacent to the Chère
Coat of arms
Location of Mouais
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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
Area 1	9.93 km2 (3.83 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[1]	372
• Density	37/km2 (97/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

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 489 —     1806 414 −15.3% 1821 454 +9.7% 1831 478 +5.3% 1841 501 +4.8% 1851 502 +0.2% 1861 529 +5.4% 1872 550 +4.0% 1881 561 +2.0% 1891 584 +4.1% 1901 574 −1.7% 1911 546 −4.9%

Year Pop. ±% 1921 534 −2.2% 1931 511 −4.3% 1946 431 −15.7% 1954 398 −7.7% 1962 377 −5.3% 1968 356 −5.6% 1975 331 −7.0% 1982 302 −8.8% 1990 280 −7.3% 1999 259 −7.5% 2010 388 +49.8% 2017 385 −0.8%

Personalities

• Jean Fréour, sculptor

See also

• Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department

References

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