Mouzillon
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region | Pays de la Loire | |
Department | Loire-Atlantique | |
Arrondissement | Nantes | |
Canton | Vallet | |
Community association | Sèvre et Loire | |
Coordinates | 47 ° 9 ′ N , 1 ° 17 ′ W | |
height | 9-78 m | |
surface | 16.5 km 2 | |
Residents | 2,830 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 172 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 44330 | |
INSEE code | 44108 | |
Website | http://www.cc-vallet.fr/index.php?id=4048 |
Mouzillon ( Breton : Maodilon ; Gallo : Mózilhon ) is a commune with 2,830 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the Loire-Atlantique in the Region Pays de la Loire ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Nantes and the canton of Vallet . The inhabitants are called Mouzillonnais (es) .
geography
Mouzillon is located about 28 kilometers southeast of Nantes on the Sanguèze River . Mouzillon is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Vallet in the north, Sèvremoine in the east, Clisson in the south, Gorges in the south and southwest and Le Pallet in the west.
The municipality belongs to the Muscadet Sèvre et Maine wine region in the Gros Plant du Pays Nantais wine region .
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
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Residents | 1,330 | 1,357 | 1,404 | 1,554 | 1,679 | 1,759 | 2,418 | 2,676 |
Attractions
- Gallo-Roman bridge on the Celtic road from Rouen to Bordeaux, monument historique since 1925
- Saint-Martin church, rebuilt in the 19th century in neo-Gothic style
- Saint Julien fountain
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Loire-Atlantique . Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Charenton-le-Pont 1999, ISBN 2-84234-040-X , pp. 1286-1288.
Web links
Commons : Mouzillon - collection of images, videos and audio files