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Commune in Occitania, France
Millas Millars
Commune
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Location of Millas
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Coordinates: 42°41′33″N 2°41′47″E / 42.6925°N 2.6964°E / 42.6925; 2.6964
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentPyrénées-Orientales
ArrondissementPrades
CantonLa Vallée de la Têt
IntercommunalityRoussillon Conflent
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jacques Garsau
Area19.12 km (7.38 sq mi)
Population4,325
 • Density230/km (590/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code66108 /66170
Elevation89–500 m (292–1,640 ft)
(avg. 102 m or 335 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Millas (French pronunciation: [mijas] ; Catalan: Millars) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Geography

Localization

Millas is located in the canton of La Vallée de la Têt and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.

Map of Millas and its surrounding communes

Hydrography

The river Têt runs through Millas. Floods often occur, as in 1892 when the level of the Têt in Millas rose up to 4,20 meters.

Demography

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 2,489—    
1975 2,569+0.45%
1982 2,824+1.36%
1990 3,091+1.14%
1999 3,452+1.23%
2007 3,849+1.37%
2012 4,012+0.83%
2017 4,279+1.30%
Source: INSEE

Notable residents

Notable event

In December 2017, a school bus transporting children was split in two by a regional train running at 80 km/h as it passed over a level crossing in the village.

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. (in French) Fabricio Cardenas, Vieux papiers des Pyrénées-Orientales, Inondations en novembre 1892, 2 March 2014
  4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. "Marine Le Pen, une riche propriétaire (comme son père)". Le Nouvel Observateur. 27 January 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2016. La visite s'achète dans les Pyrénées-Orientales, dans la bourgade de Millas. Il y a six ans, Marine Le Pen y a acquis avec son compagnon, Louis Alliot, une villa moderne, au fond d'un grand lotissement propret.
  6. "School bus and train collide in 'terrible accident' in southern France". Independent.co.uk. 15 December 2017. Archived from the original on 14 May 2022.
Communes of the Pyrénées-Orientales department


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