L’Oppidum

The Oppidum d’Altimurium, also known as the Oppidum Murviel-les-Montpellier, is an ancient hill-town near the village of Murviel-lès-Montpellier, France, located between Montpellier and Béziers.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Murviel-lès-Montpellier and Château du Comte de Turenne.

Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Murviel-lès-Montpellier

Church

Photo: Fagairolles 34, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Murviel-lès-Montpellier is a church, which is situated 1 km south of L’Oppidum.

Château du Comte de Turenne

Castle

Photo: Fagairolles 34, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Château du Comte de Turenne is a castle, which is situated 4 km southeast of L’Oppidum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vailhauquès and Celleneuve.

Vailhauquès

Village

Photo: Sebjarod, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Vailhauquès is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France. Vailhauquès is situated 7 km north of L’Oppidum.

Celleneuve is a part of Mosson neighbourhood, in the West of the city of Montpellier, Hérault, France. The place name can be translated as new cellar. It first appeared in Aniane's cartulary, written in 799, where it is mentioned that Benedict of Aniane created a priory, called Cella nova on the soil of Juvignac, even before the city of Montpellier was founded. Celleneuve is situated 7 km east of L’Oppidum.

Saint Jean de Védas

Town

Photo: Fagairolles 34, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Saint-Jean-de-Védas is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France. Saint Jean de Védas is situated 8 km southeast of L’Oppidum.

L’Oppidum

Type: Archaeological site
Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Murviel-lès-Montpellier, Arrondissement of Montpellier, Hérault, Occitanie, France, Europe
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Latitude

43.61157° or 43° 36′ 42″ north

Longitude

3.73612° or 3° 44′ 10″ east

Open location code

8FM5JP6P+JC

OpenStreetMap ID

way 391438580

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Le Castellas and Le Clos de l’oppidum.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Chantier pierre sèche Garenc 2 and Mas de Garenc.

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Worth a closer look: Montpellier and Béziers.

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