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 include 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
Neighborhood
Photo: Vpe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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″ northLongitude
3.73612° or 3° 44′ 10″ eastOpen location code
8FM5JP6P+JCOpenStreetMap ID
way 391438580OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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