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Murviel-lès-Montpellier (, literally ''Murviel
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: ''Mervièlh'') is a
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in the
Hérault Hérault (; oc, Erau, ) is a department of the region of Occitania, Southern France. Named after the Hérault River, its prefecture is Montpellier. It had a population of 1,175,623 in 2019.department in the
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in southern
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. The Oppidum d'Altimurium, also known as the ''Oppidum Murviel-les-Montpellier'', is an ancient hill-town (or ''
oppidum An ''oppidum'' (plural ''oppida'') is a large fortified Iron Age settlement or town. ''Oppida'' are primarily associated with the Celtic late La Tène culture, emerging during the 2nd and 1st centuries BC, spread across Europe, stretchi ...
'') located near the village. Agénor Azéma de Montgravier, pioneering archaeologist, carried out excavations in the mid 19th century at the Roman ruins of Murviel-lès-Montpellier on behalf of the ''Commission de la Carte des Gaules''. An archaeological museum with some artifacts from the site is located in Murviel-les-Montpellier.


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Communes of the Hérault department The following is a list of the 342 Communes of France, communes of the Hérault Departments of France, department of France. The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities (as of 2020):


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Communes of Hérault {{Hérault-geo-stub