Mouais (French pronunciation: [mwɛ] ^ⓘ; Gallo: Móaè, pronounced [mwə]; Breton: Lanvoe) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

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Mouais
Commune
Old mill adjacent to the Chère
Coat of arms
Location of Mouais
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Coordinates: 47°41′47″N 1°38′36″W
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Loire-Atlantique
Arrondissement	Châteaubriant-Ancenis
Canton	Guémené-Penfao
Intercommunality	Châteaubriant-Derval
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Yvan Menager[1]
Area 1	9.93 km2 (3.83 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	360
• Density	36/km2 (94/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	44105 /44590
Elevation	9–61 m (30–200 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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It is possible that the toponym comes from the hagionym Moë, an obscure Breton saint.

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.

• Jean Fréour, sculptor

• Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department