Murviel-lès-Montpellier

Murviel-lès-Montpellier
Commune
A general view of Murviel-lès-Montpellier
Coat of arms
Murviel-lès-Montpellier Location within Occitanie region Murviel-lès-Montpellier
Coordinates: 43°36′19″N 3°44′15″E / 43.6053°N 3.7375°E / 43.6053; 3.7375Coordinates: 43°36′19″N 3°44′15″E / 43.6053°N 3.7375°E / 43.6053; 3.7375
Country	France
Region	Occitanie
Department	Hérault
Arrondissement	Montpellier
Canton	Pignan
Intercommunality	Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2014–...)	Isabelle Touzard
Area1	10.11 km2 (3.90 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	1,749
• Density	170/km2 (450/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	34179 /34570
Elevation	66–236 m (217–774 ft) (avg. 150 m or 490 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.

Murviel-lès-Montpellier is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.

The Oppidum d’Altimurium, also known as the Oppidum Murviel-les-Montpellier, is an ancient hill-town (or oppidum) located near the village.

Agénor Azéma de Montgravier, pioneering archaeologist, carried out excavations in the mid 19th century at the Roman ruins of Murviel-lès-Montpellier on behalf of the Commission de la Carte des Gaules. An archaeological museum with some artifacts from the site is located in Murviel-les-Montpellier.

Population

Romanesque polygonal apse of Saint-Jean-Baptiste church

See also

• Communes of the Hérault department

References

• INSEE

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