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Miramas
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Miramas (; ) 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.
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Miramas is a commune in France, situated within the Bouches-du-Rhône department and the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. It is part of the arrondissement of Istres, the Canton of Salon-de-Provence-2, and the Métropole Aix-Marseille-Provence. The municipality borders Cornillon-Confoux, Grans, Istres, and Saint-Chamas. Its residents are known as Miramasséens.
The commune covers an area of 25.74 square kilometers and has a population of 26,668, comprising 12,906 males and 13,564 females. The elevation above sea level is recorded as 125 meters. Miramas uses the postal code 13140 and operates in the Europe/Paris timezone.
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Place details
- Locality
- Miramas
- Region
- Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- Country
- France
- Population
- 24,173
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Miramas
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Chapelle Saint Julien.jpg
- French commune.caption
- The chapel of Saint Julien, situated in the old cemetery
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason de la ville de Miramas (13).svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Istres
- French commune.canton
- Salon-de-Provence-2
- French commune.INSEE
- 13063
- French commune.postal code
- 13140
- French commune.mayor
- Frédéric Vigouroux
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- Aix-Marseille-Provence
- French commune.elevation m
- 49
- French commune.elevation min m
- 0
- French commune.elevation max m
- 125
- French commune.area km2
- 25.74
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Miramas
- Demonym
- Miramasséens
- Country
- France
- Located in
- Métropole Aix-Marseille-Provence
- Population
- 26203
- Area
- 25.74
- Elevation
- 52
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Shares border with
- Berre-l'Étang
- Official website
- www.miramas.fr
- Image
- Chapelle Saint Julien.jpg
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- Commons category
- Miramas
- postal code
- 13140
- topic's main category
- Category:Miramas
- associated electoral district
- Canton of Salon-de-Provence-2
- male population
- 12906
- female population
- 13564
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-8-00-01-31-40
- fax number
- +33-4-90-50-11-05
- Commons gallery
- Miramas
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Circuit of Miramas
- Population
- See also
- References
- External links
Miramas (; ) 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== thumb|left 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.
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