Mouriès | |
General view from the Coussou | |
Information | |
Country | France |
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Region | Bouches-du-Rhône |
Watercourse | gaudre d'Aureille, gaudre de la Vallongue |
Altitude | Between 1 and280 m |
Area | 38,35 km² |
Population | 3 450 hab. (2015) |
Density | 89,96 inhab./km² |
Nice | Mouriésen |
Postal code | 13890 |
Telephone prefix | 33 4 90 |
Spindle | UTC 01:00, UTC 02:00 |
Location | |
Official site | |
Mouriès is a town in the south of Alpilles massif in the Bouches-du-Rhône. It is also the first town olive oil of France.
Understand
To go
By car
- A54 from Nîmes (Montpellier / Spain) and Salon-de-Provence (Marseille / Italy)
- Exit 12 to Saint-Martin-de-Crau direction D24 towards Mouriès
- A7 from Avignon (Lyon / Paris)
- A50 from Côte d'Azur
Circulate
To see
- 1 Saint-Jacques church
- 2 mas de Brau –
- 3 Oppidum of Jean-Jean's Caisses – Archaeological site located north of the town, it dates back to protohistoric times.
Do
- André-Blanc arena
- green olive festival
To buy
- Olive oil from the Baux-de-Provence valley – Present in part of the Alpilles massif, the olive and its oil are the green gold of the town. There are several mills that sell oil.
- Broken olives from the Baux-de-Provence valley – Broken olives are a Provencal specialty. Their bitter taste is their reputation.