Millas

Millas
Millars
Commune
A general view of Millas
A general view of Millas
Coat of arms of Millas
Coat of arms
Location of Millas
Millas is located in France
Millas
Millas
Location within France
Millas is located in Occitanie
Millas
Millas
Location within Occitanie
Coordinates: 42°41′33″N 2°41′47″E / 42.6925°N 2.6964°E / 42.6925; 2.6964
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentPyrénées-Orientales
ArrondissementPrades
CantonLa Vallée de la Têt
IntercommunalityRoussillon Conflent
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jacques Garsau
Area
1
19.12 km2 (7.38 sq mi)
Elevation
102 m (335 ft)
Highest elevation
500 m (1,600 ft)
Lowest elevation
89 m (292 ft)
Population
 (2023)
4,417
 • Density231.0/km2 (598.3/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
66108 /66170
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Millas (French pronunciation: [mijas] ⓘ; Catalan: Millars) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

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.

Demography

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
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%
2023 4,417+0.53%
Source: INSEE

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.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ↑ (in French) Fabricio Cardenas, Vieux papiers des Pyrénées-Orientales, Inondations en novembre 1892, 2 March 2014
  4. ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "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.