Mios

Mios
Mios
Commune
	An aerial view of Gassian
	Coat of arms
	Mios Mios
	Coordinates: 44°36′21″N 0°56′08″W / 44.6058°N 0.9356°W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Gironde
Arrondissement	Arcachon
Canton	Gujan-Mestras
Intercommunality	CA Bassin d'Arcachon Nord
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Cédric Pain
Area 1	137.41 km2 (53.05 sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	33284 /33380
Elevation	4–65 m (13–213 ft) ; (avg. 7 m or 23 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Mios (French pronunciation: [mjɔs]; Gascon: Miòs) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.

Population

Its inhabitants are called Miossais.

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Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,457	—
1975	2,446	−0.06%
1982	2,977	+2.85%
1990	3,786	+3.05%
1999	4,620	+2.24%
2007	6,433	+4.22%
2012	7,871	+4.12%
2017	9,959	+4.82%
Source: INSEE^[2]

Sights

The Saint Brice chapel has a bell dating from 1700 classed as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture in 1942.^[3]

The Romanesque St Martin church, enlarged in the 19th century, has a Gothic choir and chapels, and remnants of 16th century stained glass.

Twin towns - sister cities

Val de San Vicente, Spain

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in français). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
^ Base Palissy: PM33000598, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)

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[1] "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in français). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.

[pophist-2] Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

[3] Base Palissy: PM33000598, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)

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Population

Sights

Twin towns - sister cities

See also

References