- Bus - Line 616
- Historical heritage
- Prehistoric heritage
- Hiking trail
- Medieval village
Established in medieval times around its fortified castle, the village of Murles is today a fine example of the typical habitat of the Pic Saint-Loup scrubland.
This small village was built on the edge of the Valène wood, at the gateway to Montpellier, under the protection of the Montlaur de Murles family's fortified castle. The castle, built around the beginning of the 11th century and abandoned some six hundred years later, still has the remains of its walls that escaped demolition in the 19th century.
The small Romanesque church of Saint-Jean (now Sainte-Croix), located at a spring, has volumes that conform to the regional model. These two poles of ancient power have been preserved and all the alleys offer the walker the features of a typical habitat of the garrigues of the Pic Saint-Loup, enhanced by a flowery setting.
The region was rich in forestry resources which were the source of many conflicts of interest under the Ancien Régime. These were crystallised here in the context of the Valène wood, part of the barony of Caravètes, which passed from the bishops to the consuls of Montpellier.
Like most of our communes, Murles also has traces of the Neolithic period, with remains and dolmens discovered in the woods.
The partners of the Tourist Office of
the Grand Pic Saint-Loup in Murles :
Heritage and culture in Murles
- De l'Arnède à Caravette (PR)
- The Reinhardt dolmen
- Dolmens, menhirs, caves, tumuli
- Roman oppidum
- Romanesque church (XIIᵉ century)
- Castle (XIIᵉ century)
- Cross, capitelle, millstone of the old communal mill, dovecote
- Barony of Caravètes
- The commune is classified as a terroir of Terrasses du Larzac (vins AOP)