Mios (; oc-gsc, Miòs) is a commune in the

Gironde Gironde ( US usually, , ; oc, Gironda, ) is the largest department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of Southwestern France. Named after the Gironde estuary, a major waterway, its prefecture is Bordeaux. In 2019, it had a population of 1,62 ...

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in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.

Population

Its inhabitants are called ''Miossais''.

Sights

The Saint Brice chapel has a bell dating from 1700 classed as a ''

monument historique ''Monument historique'' () is a designation given to some national heritage sites in France. It may also refer to the state procedure in France by which National Heritage protection is extended to a building, a specific part of a building, a coll ...

'' by the French Ministry of Culture in 1942. The Romanesque St Martin church, enlarged in the 19th century, has a Gothic choir and chapels, and remnants of 16th century

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References

Communes of Gironde {{Gironde-geo-stub

Population

Sights

See also

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