Mireval | |
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City gate | |
Coordinates:43°30′31″N3°48′06″E / 43.5086°N 3.8017°E /43.5086; 3.8017 | |
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 (2022)[2] | 3,301 |
• 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. |
Mireval (French pronunciation:[miʁval];Occitan:Miravau) is acommune in theHéraultdepartment inOccitanie in southernFrance.Vic-Mireval station has rail connections to Narbonne, Montpellier and Avignon.
It is famous for itsmuscat wine, theMuscat de Mireval, about whichFrançois Rabelais wrote at the beginning of the 16th century.
Year | 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] |