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Mouriès
MourièsAdministration Country France Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Department Bouches-du-Rhône Arrondissement Arles Canton Eyguières Intercommunality Vallée des Baux Mayor Pierre Santoire
(2008–2014)Statistics Elevation 1–280 m (3.3–920 ft) Land area1 38.35 km2 (14.81 sq mi) Population2 3,085 (2008) - Density 80 /km2 (210 /sq mi) INSEE/Postal code 13065/ 13890 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°41′24″N 4°52′18″E / 43.69°N 4.87166666667°E
Mouriès is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France.
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Population
Historical population of Mouriès 1800 1806 1821 1831 1836 1841 1846 1851 1856 1861 1966 1643 1936 1789 1845 1830 1890 2003 2101 2163 1866 1872 1876 1881 1886 1891 1896 1901 1906 1911 2242 2200 2060 1964 1995 1690 1680 1648 1500 1500 1921 1926 1931 1936 1946 1954 1962 1968 1975 1982 1453 1417 1300 1300 1307 1383 1434 1631 1865 2283 1990 1999 2008 2505 2752 3085 Economy
Mouriès is known for its olive oil production, calling itself "the olive oil capital of France" (a claim disputed by Nyons, further north). There are still two working olive oil mills in town, including one which allows tours. In December of every year there is a festival celebrating the end of the harvest and the new oil, with a small parade and the benediction of the oil, along with various markets.
Wednesday is market day. The small tourism office in town supplies a list of all of the market days in the area. In winter the market here is much larger than in the other towns in the area (Maussane, Aureille or Eygalières).
Sights
The town sits on an old Roman road, and there has been a settlement here since the Celto-Ligurian days. The old oppidum of the ligurians is still visible on les Caisses de Jean-Jean at the eastern end above the golf course.
Transportation
A bus connects the town with Arles to the west and Salon-de-Provence in the east.
See also
References
External links
- Tourism office website
- Webpage about Mouriès (French)
- Bus schedule (French)
Categories:- Communes of Bouches-du-Rhône
- Bouches-du-Rhône geography stubs
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