Millas
Millas (French pronunciation: [mijas] ⓘ; Catalan: Millars) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
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A general view of Millas | |
| 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. | |
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Localization
Millas is located in the canton of La Vallée de la Têt and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.
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.[3]
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More information Year, Pop. ...
| 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] | ||
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- Marine Le Pen and Louis Aliot, both politicians, live in Millas.[5]
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]
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- (in French) Fabricio Cardenas, Vieux papiers des Pyrénées-Orientales, Inondations en novembre 1892, 2 March 2014
- "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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