Mireval

Mireval (French pronunciation: [miʁval]; Occitan: Miravau) is a commune in the Hérault department in Occitanie in southern France. Vic-Mireval station has rail connections to Narbonne, Montpellier and Avignon.

Map

Mireval
Commune
City gate
Coat of arms
Location of Mireval
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Coordinates: 43°30′31″N 3°48′06″E
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.

It is famous for its muscat wine, the Muscat de Mireval, about which François Rabelais wrote at the beginning of the 16th century.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
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]

Gallery

The village and, in the foreground, the Muscat vineyard

See also

• Communes of the Hérault department