Millas Millars
Commune
A general view of Millas
Coat of arms
Location of Millas
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Coordinates: 42°41′33″N 2°41′47″E / 42.6925°N 2.6964°E / 42.6925; 2.6964
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Pyrénées-Orientales
Arrondissement	Prades
Canton	La Vallée de la Têt
Intercommunality	Roussillon Conflent
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jacques Garsau[1]
Area 1	19.12 km2 (7.38 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	4,294
• Density	220/km2 (580/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	66108 /66170
Elevation	89–500 m (292–1,640 ft) (avg. 102 m or 335 ft)
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.

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.^[3]

Demography

Notable residents

• Marine Le Pen and Louis Aliot, both politicians, live in Millas.^[5]

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.^[6]