Mireval

Mireval
City gate
Coat of arms
Mireval
Location within Languedoc-Roussillon region Mireval
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées
Department	Hérault
Arrondissement	Montpellier
Canton	Frontignan
Intercommunality	Bassin de Thau
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Francis Foulquier
Area1	11.05 km2 (4.27 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	3,273
• Density	300/km2 (770/sq mi)
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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Mireval is a commune in the Hérault department in Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France.

Map

It is famous for its muscat wine, the Muscat de Mireval, about which François Rabelais wrote at the beginning of the 16th century.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	739	—
1968	781	+5.7%
1975	839	+7.4%
1982	1,105	+31.7%
1990	2,355	+113.1%
1999	3,049	+29.5%
2008	3,273	+7.3%

Gallery

The village and, in the foreground, the Muscat vineyard

See also

• Communes of the Hérault department

References

• INSEE