Mouzillon

Mouzillon

The church of Saint-Martin, in Mouzillon

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Mouzillon

Coordinates: 47°08′32″N 1°16′52″W / 47.1422°N 1.2811°W / 47.1422; -1.2811Coordinates: 47°08′32″N 1°16′52″W / 47.1422°N 1.2811°W / 47.1422; -1.2811
Country France
Region Pays de la Loire
Department Loire-Atlantique
Arrondissement Nantes
Canton Vallet
Intercommunality Vallet
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Patrick Baleydier
Area1 16.5 km2 (6.4 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 2,418
  Density 150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 44108 / 44330
Elevation 9–78 m (30–256 ft)
Website http://www.cc-vallet.fr/

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Mouzillon is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

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

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