Murviel-lès-Montpellier

Murviel-lès-Montpellier
General view from south
Murviel-lès-Montpellier
Administration
Country	France
Region	Languedoc-Roussillon
Department	Hérault
Arrondissement	Montpellier
Canton	Pignan
Intercommunality	Montpellier Agglomération
Mayor	Françoise Berger (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	66–236 m (217–774 ft) (avg. 150 m/490 ft)
Land area1	10.11 km2 (3.90 sq mi)
Population2	1,602  (2006)
- Density	158 /km2 (410 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	34179/ 34570
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°36′19″N 3°44′15″E / 43.6052777778°N 3.7375°E / 43.6052777778; 3.7375

Murviel-lès-Montpellier is a commune in the Hérault department in Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France.

Romanesque polygonal apse of Saint-Jean-Baptiste church

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

An archaeological museum with some artifacts from the site is located in Murviel-les-Montpellier.

See also

• Communes of the Hérault department

References

• Based on the French Wikipedia.