Mouriès

Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

(2020–2026) Alice Roggiero^[1]Area38.35 km² (14.81 sq mi)Population3,414 • Density89/km² (230/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation1–280 m (3.3–918.6 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Mouriès (French pronunciation: [muʁjɛs]; Occitan: Moriés, pronounced [muˈɾjes]) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1800 1,966 —     1806 1,643 −2.95% 1821 1,936 +1.10% 1831 1,789 −0.79% 1836 1,845 +0.62% 1841 1,830 −0.16% 1846 1,890 +0.65% 1851 2,003 +1.17% 1856 2,101 +0.96% 1861 2,163 +0.58% 1866 2,242 +0.72% 1872 2,200 −0.31% 1876 2,060 −1.63% 1881 1,964 −0.95% 1886 1,995 +0.31% 1891 1,690 −3.26% 1896 1,680 −0.12% 1901 1,648 −0.38%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1906 1,500 −1.86% 1911 1,500 +0.00% 1921 1,453 −0.32% 1926 1,417 −0.50% 1931 1,300 −1.71% 1936 1,300 +0.00% 1946 1,307 +0.05% 1954 1,383 +0.71% 1962 1,434 +0.45% 1968 1,631 +2.17% 1975 1,865 +1.93% 1982 2,283 +2.93% 1990 2,505 +1.17% 1999 2,752 +1.05% 2007 3,049 +1.29% 2012 3,484 +2.70% 2017 3,409 −0.43%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

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).

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  market in Mouriès, Cours Paul Revoil
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  market in Mouriès, Cours Paul Revoil
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  market in Mouriès, Cours Paul Revoil
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  market in Mouriès, Cours Paul Revoil
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  marché dans Mouriès, Cours Paul Revoil, Café de l'Avenir, which has been existing at least since 1900
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  market in Mouriès, Cours Paul Revoil
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  market in Mouriès, Cours Paul Revoil
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  market in Mouriès, Cours Paul Revoil

Sights

The town sits on an old Roman road, and there has been a settlement here since the Celto-Ligurian days. The old oppidum built by the Ligures is still visible on the 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

• Alpilles
• Communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône department

References

External links

• Tourism office website
• Webpage about Mouriès (in French)
• Bus schedule (in French)