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

Millas
Millars
Commune
A general view of Millas
Location of Millas
Millas
Millas
Coordinates: 42°41′33″N 2°41′47″E
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentPyrénées-Orientales
ArrondissementPrades
CantonLa Vallée de la Têt
IntercommunalityRoussillon Conflent
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Jacques Garsau
Area
1
19.12 km2 (7.38 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[1]
4,264
  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.

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
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.[2]


Demography


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[3]

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.[5]


See also



References


  1. "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
  2. (in French) Fabricio Cardenas, Vieux papiers des Pyrénées-Orientales, Inondations en novembre 1892, 2 march 2014
  3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  4. "Marine Le Pen, une riche propriétaire (comme son père)". Le Nouvel Observateur. January 27, 2016. Retrieved October 7, 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.
  5. "School bus and train collide in 'terrible accident' in southern France". Independent.co.uk. 15 December 2017. Archived from the original on 2022-05-14.



На других языках


[de] Millas

Millas (katalanisch: Millars) ist eine französische Gemeinde im Département Pyrénées-Orientales in der Region Okzitanien. Die Gemeinde hat eine Fläche von 19,12 km² und hat 4264 Einwohner (Stand: 1. Januar 2019). Millas gehört zum Arrondissement Prades und zum Kanton La Vallée de la Têt. Die Einwohner werden Millassois(es) genannt.
- [en] Millas



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