Mouzillon
Commune
Coat of arms of Mouzillon
Coat of arms
Location of Mouzillon
Map
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
 (Jan. 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

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

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

References

  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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