Mourèze
Appearance
Mourèze | |
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![]() The village. | |
Coordinates: 43°37′12″N 3°21′24″E / 43.62°N 3.3567°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 (2021)[2] | 204 |
• Density | 15/km2 (39/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. |
Mourèze (French pronunciation: [muʁɛz]; Occitan: Morese) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.
At the edge of the village are spectacular dolomitic limestone formations known as the Cirque de Mourèze.
Population
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 71 | — |
1968 | 81 | +14.1% |
1975 | 79 | −2.5% |
1982 | 76 | −3.8% |
1990 | 100 | +31.6% |
1999 | 128 | +28.0% |
2008 | 171 | +33.6% |
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The Cirque de Mourèze is a steephead valley whose chaotic appearance was caused by the erosion of dolomite rocks.
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An erosional remnant of dolomite in the Cirque de Mourèze
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 30 November 2023.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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