Millas

Millas (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
RegionOccitanie
DepartmentPyrénées-Orientales
ArrondissementPrades
CantonLa Vallée de la Têt
IntercommunalityRoussillon Conflent
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Damienne Beffara
Area
1
19.12 km2 (7.38 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
4,279
 • 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

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
Population 1962-2008

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.[4]

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See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. (in French) Fabricio Cardenas, Vieux papiers des Pyrénées-Orientales, Inondations en novembre 1892, 2 march 2014
  3. "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.
  4. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/france-train-crash-latest-live-updates-victims-school-bus-rail-accident-dead-a8111061.html



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