Mourèze

Mourèze (French pronunciation: [muʁɛz]; Occitan: Morese) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.

Mourèze
Commune
The village.
Coat of arms
Location of Mourèze
Mourèze Show map of France Mourèze Show map of 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  (2022)[2]	190
• Density	14/km2 (37/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

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
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

• Communes of the Hérault department