Milhaud, Gard

Commune in Occitania, France

Coat of arms

Location of Milhaud

(2020–2026) Jean-Luc Descloux^[1]Area

18.25 km² (7.05 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

5,987 • Density330/km² (850/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

30169 /30540

Elevation15–122 m (49–400 ft)
(avg. 32 m or 105 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Milhaud (French pronunciation: [mijo]; Occitan: Milhau) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France. The place name Milhaud is derived from the Roman family name Aemilius (which has also produced the given name Emile) with the suffix -avus.^[3] Milhaud station has rail connections to Nîmes, Avignon and Montpellier.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,562	—
1975	2,225	+5.18%
1982	3,564	+6.96%
1990	4,855	+3.94%
1999	4,874	+0.04%
2007	5,578	+1.70%
2012	5,725	+0.52%
2017	5,636	−0.31%
Source: INSEE^[4]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Georges Martinez Le Gard 2015 2342040032 Page 134 "Milhaud est dérivé du nom latin « aemilius » à l'aide du suffixe « -avus ». "
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE