Miramas
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- for the village in New Caledonia see Miramas, Maré
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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) |
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| 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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[edit] 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.
[edit] Population
| Year | 1793 | 1800 | 1806 | 1821 | 1831 | 1836 | 1841 | 1846 | 1851 | 1856 |
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| Population | 416 | 376 | 391 | 489 | 547 | 498 | 585 | 858 | 669 | 734 |
| Year | 1861 | 1866 | 1872 | 1876 | 1881 | 1886 | 1891 | 1896 | 1901 | 1906 |
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| Population | 918 | 1057 | 1170 | 1040 | 1250 | 1318 | 1520 | 2129 | 2324 | 2487 |
| Year | 1911 | 1921 | 1926 | 1931 | 1936 | 1946 | 1954 | 1962 | 1968 |
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| Population | 2975 | 5065 | 5161 | 5922 | 6594 | 7310 | 8325 | 9943 | 10,544 |
| Year | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 |
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| Population | 15,585 | 20,414 | 21,602 | 22,526 | 25,632 |
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