Milhaud, Gard

Milhaud
A TER service passing through the Gare de Milhaud
Location of Milhaud
Milhaud
Milhaud
Coordinates: 43°47′27″N 4°18′29″E / 43.7908°N 4.3081°E / 43.7908; 4.3081
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentGard
ArrondissementNîmes
CantonSaint-Gilles
IntercommunalityCA Nîmes Métropole
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Jean-Luc Descloux
Area
1
18.25 km2 (7.05 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
6,142
  Density340/km2 (870/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. Milhaud station has rail connections to Nîmes, Avignon and Montpellier.