Murviel-lès-Montpellier | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason Murviel les Montpellier 34.svg |
Arrondissement: | Montpellier |
Canton: | Pignan |
Insee: | 34179 |
Postal Code: | 34570 |
Mayor: | Isabelle Touzard[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole |
Coordinates: | 43.6053°N 3.7375°W |
Elevation M: | 150 |
Elevation Min M: | 66 |
Elevation Max M: | 236 |
Area Km2: | 10.11 |
Murviel-lès-Montpellier (in French pronounced as /myʁvjɛl lɛ mɔ̃pəlje/, literally Murviel near Montpellier; Languedocien: Mervièlh) 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.