Mireval (French pronunciation: [miʁval]; Occitan: Miravau) is a commune in the Hérault department in Occitanie in southern France. Vic-Mireval station has rail connections to Narbonne, Montpellier and Avignon.
Mireval | |
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Coordinates: 43°30′31″N 3°48′06″E / 43.5086°N 3.8017°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitania |
Department | Hérault |
Arrondissement | Montpellier |
Canton | Frontignan |
Intercommunality | CA Sète Agglopôle Méditerranée |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Christophe Durand[1] |
Area 1 | 11.05 km2 (4.27 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 3,302 |
• Density | 300/km2 (770/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 34159 /34110 |
Elevation | 0–196 m (0–643 ft) (avg. 5 m or 16 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
It is famous for its muscat wine, the Muscat de Mireval, about which François Rabelais wrote at the beginning of the 16th century.
Population
editYear | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 781 | — |
1975 | 839 | +1.03% |
1982 | 1,105 | +4.01% |
1990 | 2,355 | +9.92% |
1999 | 3,049 | +2.91% |
2007 | 3,151 | +0.41% |
2012 | 3,272 | +0.76% |
2017 | 3,283 | +0.07% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
Gallery
editSee also
editReferences
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.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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