Milhaud, Gard

This article is about the French commune. For other uses, see Milhaud (disambiguation).

Milhaud (French pronunciation: [mijo]; Occitan: Milhau) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France. The place name Milhaud is derived from the Roman family name Aemilius (which has also produced the given name Emile) with the suffix -avus.^[3] Milhaud station has rail connections to Nîmes, Avignon and Montpellier.

Milhaud
Commune
A TER service passing through the Gare de Milhaud
Coat of arms
Location of Milhaud
Milhaud Show map of France Milhaud Show map of Occitanie
Coordinates: 43°47′27″N 4°18′29″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Gard
Arrondissement	Nîmes
Canton	Saint-Gilles
Intercommunality	CA Nîmes Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Luc Descloux[1]
Area 1	18.25 km2 (7.05 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	6,142
• Density	340/km2 (870/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	30169 /30540
Elevation	15–122 m (49–400 ft) (avg. 32 m or 105 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,562	—
1975	2,225	+5.18%
1982	3,564	+6.96%
1990	4,855	+3.94%
1999	4,874	+0.04%
2007	5,578	+1.70%
2012	5,725	+0.52%
2017	5,636	−0.31%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

• Communes of the Gard department
• Costières de Nîmes AOC