Mouais

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Mouais
Commune
Old mill adjacent to the Chère
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 47°41′47″N 1°38′36″W / 47.6964°N 1.6433°W / 47.6964; -1.6433Coordinates: 47°41′47″N 1°38′36″W / 47.6964°N 1.6433°W / 47.6964; -1.6433
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. 2018)[1]	378
• Density	38/km2 (99/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.

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

History[]

It is possible that the toponym comes from the hagionym , 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[]

Personalities[]

• Jean Fréour, sculptor

See also[]

• Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department

References[]

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