Mireval | |
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Coordinates: 43°30′31″N 3°48′06″E / 43.5086°N 3.8017°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 (2021)[2] | 3,302 |
• 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. |
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.
It is famous for its muscat wine, the Muscat de Mireval, about which François Rabelais wrote at the beginning of the 16th century.