Mourèze
Commune in Occitania, France
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Mourèze (French pronunciation: [muʁɛz]; Occitan: Morese) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.
Mourèze | |
|---|---|
The village. | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Mourèze | |
  Mourèze Location within France  Mourèze Location within Occitanie | |
| Coordinates: 43°37′12″N 3°21′24″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Hérault |
| Arrondissement | Lodève |
| Canton | Clermont-l'Hérault |
| Intercommunality | Clermontais |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023–2026) | Patrick-Albert Jaures[1] |
Area 1 | 13.44 km2 (5.19 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 176 |
| • Density | 13.1/km2 (33.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 34175 /34800 |
| Elevation | 160–537 m (525–1,762 ft) (avg. 200 m or 660 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
At the edge of the village are spectacular dolomitic limestone formations known as the Cirque de Mourèze.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 81 | — |
| 1975 | 79 | −0.36% |
| 1982 | 76 | −0.55% |
| 1990 | 100 | +3.49% |
| 1999 | 128 | +2.78% |
| 2007 | 168 | +3.46% |
| 2012 | 183 | +1.73% |
| 2017 | 197 | +1.49% |
| 2023 | 176 | −1.86% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
The Cirque de Mourèze is a steephead valley whose chaotic appearance was caused by the erosion of dolomite rocks.
An erosional remnant of dolomite in the Cirque de Mourèze
