Millas
Commune in Occitania, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Commune in Occitania, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Millas (French pronunciation: [mijas] ; Catalan: Millars) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
Millas
Millars | |
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Coordinates: 42°41′33″N 2°41′47″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 is located in the canton of La Vallée de la Têt and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.
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]
Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org. |
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] |
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]
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