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 / 43.62°N 3.3567°E / 43.62; 3.3567
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  (2021)[2]	204
• Density	15/km2 (39/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.

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

At the edge of the village are spectacular dolomitic limestone formations known as the Cirque de Mourèze.

Population[edit]

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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[edit]

• Communes of the Hérault department

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