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Millas

Coordinates: 42°41′33″N 2°41′47″E / 42.6925°N 2.6964°E / 42.6925; 2.6964
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Millas
Millars
A general view of Millas
A general view of Millas
Coat of arms of Millas
Location of Millas
Map
Millas is located in France
Millas
Millas
Millas is located in Occitanie
Millas
Millas
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[1]
Area
1
19.12 km2 (7.38 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
4,294
 • Density220/km2 (580/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
66108 /66170
Elevation89–500 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

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Localization

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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

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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

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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[4]

Notable residents

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Notable event

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  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.