Millas Explained
| Millas |
| Native Name: | Millars |
| Commune Status: | Commune |
| Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason ville fr Millas (Pyrénées-Orientales).svg |
| Arrondissement: | Prades |
| Canton: | La Vallée de la Têt |
| Insee: | 66108 |
| Postal Code: | 66170 |
| Mayor: | Jacques Garsau[1] |
| Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
| Intercommunality: | Roussillon Conflent |
| Coordinates: | 42.6925°N 2.6964°W |
| Elevation M: | 102 |
| Elevation Min M: | 89 |
| Elevation Max M: | 500 |
| Area Km2: | 19.12 |
Millas (in French pronounced as /mijas/; Catalan; Valencian: 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.
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]
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]
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.
- Fabricio Cardenas, Vieux papiers des Pyrénées-Orientales, Inondations en novembre 1892, 2 March 2014
- News: Marine Le Pen, une riche propriétaire (comme son père). 7 October 2016. Le Nouvel Observateur. 27 January 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..
- Web site: School bus and train collide in 'terrible accident' in southern France. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220514/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/france-train-crash-latest-live-updates-victims-school-bus-rail-accident-dead-a8111061.html . 14 May 2022 . subscription . live. . 15 December 2017.
