Millas
Millas
Millars | |
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Coordinates: 42°41′33″N 2°41′47″E / 42.6925°N 2.6964°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitania |
Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
Arrondissement | Prades |
Canton | La Vallée de la Têt |
Intercommunality | Roussillon Conflent |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Jacques Garsau[1] |
Area 1 | 19.12 km2 (7.38 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 4,294 |
• Density | 220/km2 (580/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 66108 /66170 |
Elevation | 89–500 m (292–1,640 ft) (avg. 102 m or 335 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (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
[edit]Localization
[edit]Millas is located in the canton of La Vallée de la Têt and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.
Hydrography
[edit]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.[3]
Demography
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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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[4] |
Notable residents
[edit]- Marine Le Pen and Louis Aliot, both politicians, live in Millas.[5]
Notable event
[edit]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.[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ (in French) Fabricio Cardenas, Vieux papiers des Pyrénées-Orientales, Inondations en novembre 1892, 2 March 2014
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
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