Murviel-lès-Montpellier

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

Murviel-lès-Montpellier
Commune
A general view of Murviel-lès-Montpellier
Coat of arms
Location of Murviel-lès-Montpellier
Murviel-lès-Montpellier
Murviel-lès-Montpellier
Coordinates: 43°36′19″N 3°44′15″E
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
DepartmentHérault
ArrondissementMontpellier
CantonPignan
IntercommunalityMontpellier Méditerranée Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Isabelle Touzard
Area
1
10.11 km2 (3.90 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
1,883
 • Density190/km2 (480/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
34179 /34570
Elevation66–236 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.

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
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962390—    
1968424+8.7%
1975441+4.0%
1982687+55.8%
1990935+36.1%
19991,208+29.2%
20081,749+44.8%
Romanesque polygonal apse of Saint-Jean-Baptiste church

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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