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Mireval
Administration Country France Region Languedoc-Roussillon Department Hérault Arrondissement Arrondissement of Montpellier Canton Canton of Frontignan Intercommunality Communauté d'agglomération du Bassin de Thau Mayor Francis Foulquier
(2008–2014)Statistics Elevation 0–196 m (0–643 ft)
(avg. 5 m/16 ft)Land area1 11.05 km2 (4.27 sq mi) Population2 3,049 (1999) - Density 276 /km2 (710 /sq mi) INSEE/Postal code 34159/ 34110 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°30′31″N 3°48′06″E / 43.5086111111°N 3.80166666667°E
Mireval is a commune in the Hérault department in Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France.
It is famous for its muscat wine, the Muscat de Mireval (fr), from which François Rabelais wrote about in the beginning of the 16th century.
See also
Categories:- Communes of Hérault
- Hérault geography stubs
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