Mios

Mios
Mios
Administration
Country	France
Region	Aquitaine
Department	Gironde
Arrondissement	Arcachon
Canton	Audenge
Intercommunality	Bassin d'Arcachon Nord Atlantique
Mayor	François Cazis (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	4–65 m (13–213 ft) (avg. 7 m/23 ft)
Land area1	137.41 km2 (53.05 sq mi)
Population2	6,631  (2008)
- Density	48 /km2 (120 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	33284/ 33380
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.

Coordinates: 44°36′21″N 0°56′08″W / 44.6058333333°N 0.935555555556°W / 44.6058333333; -0.935555555556

Mios is a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.

Population

Historical population of Mios

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2008
2437	2457	2446	2977	3786	4620	6631

Its inhabitants are called Miossais.

Sights

The Saint Brice chapel has a bell dating from 1700 classed as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture in 1942.^[1]

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

St Martin

See also

• Communes of the Gironde department
• Parc naturel régional des Landes de Gascogne

References

• INSEE

1. ^ Ministry of Culture database entry