Miramas

Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

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Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

Miramas

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The chapel of Saint Julien, situated in the old cemetery

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Location of Miramas

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Coordinates: 43°34′56″N 5°00′07″E﻿ / ﻿43.5822°N 5.0019°E﻿ / 43.5822; 5.0019
Country| France
Region| Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department| Bouches-du-Rhône
Arrondissement| Istres
Canton| Salon-de-Provence-2
Intercommunality| Aix-Marseille-Provence
Government

• Mayor (2020-2026) | Frédéric Vigouroux[1]

Area

| 25.74 km2 (9.94 sq mi)
Population

(2022)[2]

| 25,891
• Density| 1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code|

13063 /13140

Elevation| 0–125 m (0–410 ft)
(avg. 49 m or 161 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Miramas (French pronunciation: [miʁamas]; Occitan: Miramàs) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department, in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, southern France. It is the second-largest commune in metropolitan Ouest-Provence and is located at the north end of the Étang de Berre lagoon, adjacent to and northeast of the city of Istres. Miramas station has rail connections to Marseille, Avignon, Martigues and Arles.

## Circuit of Miramas

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The Circuit of Miramas is located within 2 km of the town. In 1926 it hosted the French Grand Prix which was won by Frenchman Jules Goux driving a Bugatti T39A. Goux, the son of the superintendent at the Peugeot factory, had earlier became famous for winning the 1913 Indianapolis 500 while reportedly consuming four bottles of champagne during the course of the race. Goux had been the first foreign winner at Indianapolis.

Today the racetrack is owned by BMW and used as a vehicle test track.

## Population

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Historical population| Year| Pop.| ±% p.a.

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1793 | 416| —
1800 | 376| −1.43%
1806 | 391| +0.65%
1821 | 489| +1.50%
1831 | 547| +1.13%
1836 | 498| −1.86%
1841 | 585| +3.27%
1846 | 858| +7.96%
1851 | 669| −4.85%
1856 | 734| +1.87%
1861 | 918| +4.58%
1866 | 1,057| +2.86%
1872 | 1,170| +1.71%
1876 | 1,040| −2.90%
1881 | 1,250| +3.75%
1886 | 1,318| +1.07%
1891 | 1,520| +2.89%
1896 | 2,129| +6.97%
| Year| Pop.| ±% p.a.

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1901 | 2,324| +1.77%
1906 | 2,487| +1.36%
1911 | 2,975| +3.65%
1921 | 5,065| +5.47%
1926 | 5,161| +0.38%
1931 | 5,922| +2.79%
1936 | 6,594| +2.17%
1946 | 7,310| +1.04%
1954 | 8,325| +1.64%
1962 | 9,943| +2.24%
1968 | 10,544| +0.98%
1975 | 15,585| +5.74%
1982 | 20,414| +3.93%
1990 | 21,602| +0.71%
1999 | 22,526| +0.47%
2007 | 25,257| +1.44%
2012 | 25,064| −0.15%
2017 | 26,470| +1.10%

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Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]
Miramas le Vieux, Aleppo pine Miramas le Vieux / Étang de Berre Miramas le Vieux, Château ruins

## See also

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* Communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône department

## References

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1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Miramas, EHESS (in French).
4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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