Mouriès
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{{short description|Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France}}
{{Expand French|topic=geo|date=December 2008|Mouriès}}
{{Infobox French commune
|name = Mouriès
|commune status = Commune
|image = Eglise de Mouriès.JPG
|caption = The church of Mouriès
|image coat of arms = Blason de la ville de Mouriès (13).svg
|arrondissement = Arles
|canton = Salon-de-Provence-1
|INSEE = 13065
|postal code = 13890
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = Vallée des Baux-Alpilles
|coordinates = {{coord|43.69|4.8717|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m =
|elevation min m = 1
|elevation max m = 280
|area km2 = 38.35
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
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Mouriès ({{IPA|fr|muʁjɛs}}; {{langx|oc|Moriés}}, {{IPA|oc|muˈɾjes|pron}}) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France.
Population
{{Historical populations
|align = none
|cols = 2
|percentages = pagr
|source = EHESS{{Cassini-Ehess|24244|Mouriès}} and INSEE (1968-2017)[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-13065#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
|1800 |1966
|1806 |1643
|1821 |1936
|1831 |1789
|1836 |1845
|1841 |1830
|1846 |1890
|1851 |2003
|1856 |2101
|1861 |2163
|1866 |2242
|1872 |2200
|1876 |2060
|1881 |1964
|1886 |1995
|1891 |1690
|1896 |1680
|1901 |1648
|1906 |1500
|1911 |1500
|1921 |1453
|1926 |1417
|1931 |1300
|1936 |1300
|1946 |1307
|1954 |1383
|1962 |1434
|1968 |1631
|1975 |1865
|1982 |2283
|1990 |2505
|1999 |2752
|2007 |3049
|2012 |3484
|2017 |3409
}}
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).
File:140604-Mouries-Markt-03.jpg|market in Mouriès, Cours Paul Revoil
File:140604-Mouries-Markt-01.jpg|market in Mouriès, Cours Paul Revoil
File:140604-Mouries-Markt-02.jpg|market in Mouriès, Cours Paul Revoil
File:140604-Mouries-Markt-04.jpg|market in Mouriès, Cours Paul Revoil
File:140604-Mouries-Markt-11.jpg|marché dans Mouriès, Cours Paul Revoil, Café de l'Avenir, which has been existing at least since 1900
File:140604-Mouries-Markt-10.jpg|market in Mouriès, Cours Paul Revoil
File:140604-Mouries-Markt-08.jpg|market in Mouriès, Cours Paul Revoil
File:140604-Mouries-Markt-05.jpg|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.
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See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.mouries.fr/ Tourism office website]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070313031745/http://www.leguide-paca.com/villes/bouches-du-rhone/mouries/ Webpage about Mouriès] {{in lang|fr}}
- [http://www.lepilote.com/transports/index.asp?id_part=4 Bus schedule] {{in lang|fr}}
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