Mouais Explained

Mouais
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason ville fr Mouais (Loire-Atlantique).svg
Arrondissement:Châteaubriant-Ancenis
Canton:Guémené-Penfao
Insee:44105
Postal Code:44590
Mayor:Yvan Menager[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:Châteaubriant-Derval
Coordinates:47.6964°N -1.6433°W
Elevation Min M:9
Elevation Max M:61
Area Km2:9.93

Mouais (in French pronounced as /mwɛ/; Gallo: Móaè, in French pronounced as /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 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.

Personalities

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.