Mauves-sur-Loire

Mauves-sur-Loire

The Mauves Bridge seen from the north bank of the Loire

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Mauves-sur-Loire

Coordinates: 47°17′49″N 1°23′32″W / 47.2969°N 1.3922°W / 47.2969; -1.3922Coordinates: 47°17′49″N 1°23′32″W / 47.2969°N 1.3922°W / 47.2969; -1.3922
Country France
Region Pays de la Loire
Department Loire-Atlantique
Arrondissement Nantes
Canton Carquefou
Intercommunality Nantes Métropole
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Jean-François Retière
Area1 14.75 km2 (5.70 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 2,860
  Density 190/km2 (500/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 44094 / 44470
Elevation 1–84 m (3.3–275.6 ft)
Website www.mauvessurloire.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.

Mauves-sur-Loire is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France. It is twinned with Hythe in England.

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