Mireval

Mireval is a commune in the Hérault department in Occitanie in southern France.

Map
Mireval
City gate
Coat of arms
Location of Mireval
Mireval
Mireval
Coordinates: 43°30′31″N 3°48′06″E
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
DepartmentHérault
ArrondissementMontpellier
CantonFrontignan
IntercommunalityCA Sète Agglopôle Méditerranée
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Francis Foulquier
Area
1
11.05 km2 (4.27 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
3,283
  Density300/km2 (770/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
34159 /34110
Elevation0–196 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

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962739    
1968781+5.7%
1975839+7.4%
19821,105+31.7%
19902,355+113.1%
19993,049+29.5%
20083,273+7.3%
The village and, in the foreground, the Muscat vineyard
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See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.



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