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Mouriès | |
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 The church of Mouriès | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Mouriès  | |
  Mouriès  Mouriès | |
| Coordinates:43°41′24″N4°52′18″E / 43.69°N 4.8717°E /43.69; 4.8717 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Bouches-du-Rhône |
| Arrondissement | Arles |
| Canton | Salon-de-Provence-1 |
| Intercommunality | Vallée des Baux-Alpilles |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Alice Roggiero[1] |
Area 1 | 38.35 km2 (14.81 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 3,471 |
| • Density | 91/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 13065 /13890 |
| Elevation | 1–280 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 acommune in theBouches-du-Rhônedepartment in southernFrance.
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Mouriès is known for itsolive oil production, calling itself "the olive oil capital of France" (a claim disputed byNyons, 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 orEygalières).
The town sits on an oldRoman road, and there has been a settlement here since theCelto-Ligurian days. The oldoppidum built by theLigures is still visible on theCaisses de Jean-Jean at the eastern end above the golf course.
A bus connects the town withArles to the west andSalon-de-Provence in the east.
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