Murviel-lès-Montpellier
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region | Occitania | |
Department | Herault | |
Arrondissement | Montpellier | |
Canton | Pignan | |
Community association | Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole | |
Coordinates | 43 ° 36 ′ N , 3 ° 44 ′ E | |
height | 66-236 m | |
surface | 10.11 km 2 | |
Residents | 1,883 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 186 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 34570 | |
INSEE code | 34179 | |
General view from the south |
Murviel-lès-Montpellier is a commune in the Hérault department , in the Occitanie region of France . It belongs to the arrondissement of Montpellier and the canton of Pignan . The community has 1883 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017), they are Murvielois , resp. Called Murvieloises .
geography
Murviel-lès-Montpellier is located west of Montpellier . The municipality borders on Montarnaud to the north, Saint-Georges-d'Orques to the east, Pignan to the south and Saint-Paul-et-Valmalle to the west . The through road D27 runs through the municipality from Saint-Paul-et-Valmalle to Saussan . The northern and eastern municipality is quite a large number of tributaries to Ruisseau de Lasséderon dewatered in the central part of the springs Ruisseau de Vertoublanc , in the southern municipality of Ruisseau de Pignaret and western tributaries of the Ruisseau de Coulazou . The streams flow into the Mosson River , which in turn drains over the Lez east of Villeneuve-lès-Magelone into the lagoon lake Étang de l'Arnel . The following hamlets belong to the municipality: Saint-Julia, le Château, Champ du Four, la Cioutat, Lardène.
history
Today's community already existed as a Gallo-Roman settlement under the name Altimurium (Latin; German: high walls). The remains of the city wall and a Roman well are now under protection.
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
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Residents | 390 | 424 | 441 | 687 | 935 | 1208 | 1602 | 1883 |
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- Murviel-lès-Montpellier on the base mérimée [1]