Miramas
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Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region
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| Administration | |
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| 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 or 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 / 43.5822°N 5.0019°E
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.
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Circuit of Miramas [edit]
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 [edit]
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 416 | — |
| 1800 | 376 | −9.6% |
| 1806 | 391 | +4.0% |
| 1821 | 489 | +25.1% |
| 1831 | 547 | +11.9% |
| 1836 | 498 | −9.0% |
| 1841 | 585 | +17.5% |
| 1846 | 858 | +46.7% |
| 1851 | 669 | −22.0% |
| 1856 | 734 | +9.7% |
| 1861 | 918 | +25.1% |
| 1866 | 1,057 | +15.1% |
| 1872 | 1,170 | +10.7% |
| 1876 | 1,040 | −11.1% |
| 1881 | 1,250 | +20.2% |
| 1886 | 1,318 | +5.4% |
| 1891 | 1,520 | +15.3% |
| 1896 | 2,129 | +40.1% |
| 1901 | 2,324 | +9.2% |
| 1906 | 2,487 | +7.0% |
| 1911 | 2,975 | +19.6% |
| 1921 | 5,065 | +70.3% |
| 1926 | 5,161 | +1.9% |
| 1931 | 5,922 | +14.7% |
| 1936 | 6,594 | +11.3% |
| 1946 | 7,310 | +10.9% |
| 1954 | 8,325 | +13.9% |
| 1962 | 9,943 | +19.4% |
| 1968 | 10,544 | +6.0% |
| 1975 | 15,585 | +47.8% |
| 1982 | 20,414 | +31.0% |
| 1990 | 21,602 | +5.8% |
| 1999 | 22,526 | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 25,632 | +13.8% |
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