Mus (Gard)
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Gard | |
| Arrondissement | Nîmes | |
| Canton | Vauvert | |
| Community association | Rhôny Vistre Vidourle | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 44 ′ N , 4 ° 16 ′ E | |
| height | 17-68 m | |
| surface | 2.6 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,410 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 542 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 30121 | |
| INSEE code | 30185 | |
| Website | http://mairie-mus.fr/ | |
 Town Hall (Mairie) of Mus |
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Mus is a French commune with 1,410 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Gard department in the Occitanie region . Mus belongs to the arrondissement of Nîmes and the canton of Vauvert (until 2015: canton of Rhôny-Vidourle ). The inhabitants are called Mussois .
geography
Mus is located 15 kilometers southwest of Nîmes in the so-called Little Camargue . Mus is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Calvisson in the north, Vergèze in the east, Codognan in the southeast and Aigues-Vives in the south and west.
The A9 car route runs through the municipality .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
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| Residents | 313 | 382 | 406 | 565 | 768 | 1049 | 1176 | 1410 |
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Attractions
- Catholic Church
- Protestant church, built at the beginning of the 19th century
- Beffroi
Catholic Church
Protestant Church
Web links
Commons : Mus - collection of images, videos and audio files
