Mireval

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Mireval
Mireval coat of arms
Mireval (France)
Mireval
region Occitania
Department Herault
Arrondissement Montpellier
Canton Frontignan
Community association Bassin de Thau
Coordinates 43 ° 31 '  N , 3 ° 48'  E Coordinates: 43 ° 31 '  N , 3 ° 48'  E
height 0-196 m
surface 11.05 km 2
Residents 3,283 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 297 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 34110
INSEE code
Website http://www.mireval34.fr/

Mireval Town Hall

Mireval is a French commune with 3,283 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France . Mireval belongs to the arrondissement of Montpellier and the canton of Frontignan . The inhabitants are called Mirevalais .

geography

Mireval is located on the Étang de Thau , a lagoon lake on the Mediterranean. Mireval is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Fabrègues in the north and west, Villeneuve-lès-Maguelone in the east and Vic-la-Gardiole in the south. The station is on the Tarascon – Sète-Ville line . The grapes for the Muscat de Mireval are produced in the vineyards of the Vin de pays des Collines de la Moure .

View of the vineyards near Mireval

population

Number of inhabitants
(source: Insee )
year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2017
Residents 739 781 839 1.105 2,355 3,049 3.138 3,283

Attractions

Sainte-Eulalie church
  • Sainte-Eulalie church from 1900, interior from the 17th and 18th centuries
  • Gate wall from the 12th century
  • Mireval Circuit, built in 1973, used by Goodyear as a test track in 1984

Web links

Commons : Mireval  - collection of images, videos and audio files