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Mouzillon
Commune
Coat of arms of Mouzillon
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Mouzillon is located in France
Mouzillon
Mouzillon
Mouzillon is located in Pays de la Loire
Mouzillon
Mouzillon
Coordinates: 47°08′32″N 1°16′52″W / 47.1422°N 1.2811°W / 47.1422; -1.2811
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentLoire-Atlantique
ArrondissementNantes
CantonVallet
IntercommunalitySèvre et Loire
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Marc Jounier[1]
Area
1
16.5 km2 (6.4 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,883
 • Density170/km2 (450/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
44108 /44330
Elevation9–78 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.

Mouzillon (French pronunciation: [muzijɔ̃] ; Breton: Maodilon) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

Population[edit]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 1,475—    
1821 1,513+0.09%
1846 1,388−0.34%
1872 1,504+0.31%
1901 1,368−0.33%
1926 1,137−0.74%
1946 1,187+0.22%
1962 1,330+0.71%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,357+0.34%
1975 1,404+0.49%
1982 1,554+1.46%
1990 1,679+0.97%
1999 1,760+0.52%
2007 2,466+4.31%
2012 2,676+1.65%
2017 2,830+1.13%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

Culture[edit]

Mouzillon is known as a producer of Muscadet wine as well as dry biscuit called the Petit Mouzillon. The two are traditionally consumed together.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Mouzillon, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE


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