Mouriès

 A Gallo Roman village famous for its olive oil
 

 A BIT OF HISTORY: The origin: The village origin date back to antiquity. Mouriès was a Roman base and was then called TERRICIAE from its gouvernor: Terricius, lieutenant of the Roman chief Caius Marius. He had stationed his army between “Servanes” and the “nipple of the moon”, a strategic point in order to counter the constant attack of the Gallic leader named Cerris. It is written that during a deer hunt, Terricius fell in love with Flora, bathing in the Servanes spring. When Terricius was know that Flora was Cerris daughter, he saw there a destinity sign. By marrying Flora, a durable peace was installed at Terriciae. When Terricius died, Flora honored him by a funeral monument famous for its mask of Hercules and a twin stone lions. Later Terriciae was invaded by the Maures ( from Spain or Africa). It was rebaptised MAURI and after MOURIES.In the Medieval era, a castle was built to resist the invasions. It was destroyed in 1394 by the tyrannical viscount of Turenne ruler of the Baux valley.After its independence in 1789 from the Baux de Provence region, Mouriès flourish thanks to its agriculture, its rural economy is centered olive groves, apricots, almonds, silk worm and sheep farming. Mouriès is famous for its high quality olive oil, it is the first olive culture in France.



 

CD 17 - Route de Maussane les Alpilles - BP 16 - 13890 Mouriès - Tél 04 90 97 06 70 - Fax : 04 90 47 63 85 - Em@il