Miramas

for the village in New Caledonia see Miramas, Maré

Miramas
Miramas
Administration
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Bouches-du-Rhône
Arrondissement	Istres
Canton	Istres-Nord
Intercommunality	Ouest Provence
Mayor	Frédéric Vigouroux (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	0–125 m (0–410 ft) (avg. 49 m/161 ft)
Land area1	25.74 km2 (9.94 sq mi)
Population2	25,632  (2008)
- Density	996 /km2 (2,580 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	13063/ 13140
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Coordinates: 43°34′56″N 5°00′07″E / 43.5822222222°N 5.00194444444°E / 43.5822222222; 5.00194444444

Miramas is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in 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.

Circuit of Miramas

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

Population

Historical population of Miramas

1793	1800	1806	1821	1831	1836	1841	1846	1851	1856
416	376	391	489	547	498	585	858	669	734

1861	1866	1872	1876	1881	1886	1891	1896	1901	1906
918	1057	1170	1040	1250	1318	1520	2129	2324	2487

1911	1921	1926	1931	1936	1946	1954	1962	1968
2975	5065	5161	5922	6594	7310	8325	9943	10,544

1975	1982	1990	1999	2008
15,585	20,414	21,602	22,526	25,632

See also

• Communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Official website (in French)