Mouriès

This article covers the commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in France. For the French chemist, see Hippolyte Mège-Mouriès .

Mouriès
region	Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur
Department	Bouches-du-Rhône
Arrondissement	Arles
Canton	Salon-de-Provence-1
Community association	Vallée des Baux-Alpilles
Coordinates	43 ° 41 ′  N , 4 ° 52 ′  E Coordinates: 43 ° 41 ′  N , 4 ° 52 ′  E
height	1-280 m
surface	38.35 km 2
Residents	3,409 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	89 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	13890
INSEE code	13065
Website	www.mouries.fr

Mouriès is a commune with 3409 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the south of France in the Bouches-du-Rhône (13) department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region .

geography

It is located below Les Baux-de-Provence at the foot of the Alpilles . The municipality is part of the Alpilles Regional Nature Park . The hamlet of Le Destet belongs to the municipality .

history

The ancient name of Mouriès is Terriciae . In the 6th century BC Chr. , A necropolis built, which is still preserved. It is one of the oldest sanctuaries in Gaul and proves that the place was inhabited during the Hallstatt period .

In 2013 Mouriès was part of the 6th stage of the Tour de France from Aix-en-Provence to Montpellier .

In 2018, Mouriès became the place where chansonnier Charles Aznavour died .

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2007	2016
Residents	1434	1631	1865	2283	2505	2752	3049	3419
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

coat of arms

Description of the coat of arms : In blue, a brick-built silver tower with a black gate and unexposed windows, on which two red-legged silver pigeons on the battlements hold a red shield with their red beaks on which a sixteen- pointed silver star lies.

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  Mouriès market, Cours Paul Revoil

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  Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur church, consecrated in 1782

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  Interior of the church

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  one of the numerous paintings in the church

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  Memorial cross on the church

Web links

Commons : Mouriès  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Office you tourisme

annotation

1. ↑ Illustration of a stone lintel from this period with stone drawings in Visages de la Provence: Provence , ed. Ernest Bénévent, Émile-Guillaume Léonard, Fernand Benoit, Joseph Girard , Bruno Durand , first 1954, Nachdr. Impr. Strasbourgeoise 1963, p. 164
2. ↑ Chansonnier Charles Aznavour dies: Death of an old master , SWR2 from October 1, 2018, accessed October 3, 2018