{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2026}} {{Infobox French commune |name = Marvejols |commune status = [[Communes of France|Commune]] |image = France Lozere Marvejols Porte Sud.jpg |caption = The [[Porte de Chanelles]] |image coat of arms = Blason ville-fr Marvejols 48.svg |arrondissement = Mende |canton = Marvejols |INSEE = 48092 |postal code = 48100 |mayor = Patricia Brémond<ref>{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|publisher=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=4 May 2022|language=fr}}</ref> |term = 2021–2026 |intercommunality = Gévaudan |coordinates = {{coord|44.5542|3.2908|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |elevation m = 640 |elevation min m = 632 |elevation max m = 918 |area km2 = 12.45 |population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}} |population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}} |population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}} |website = {{URL|https://www.ville-marvejols.fr/}} }}
'''Marvejols''' ({{IPA|fr|maʁvəʒɔl}}; {{langx|oc|Maruèjols}}) is a [[Communes of France|commune]] in the southern French [[Departments of France|department]] of [[Lozère]].
Its inhabitants are known as ''Marvejolais''.
==Geography== The commune is located in the [[Massif central]]. The [[Colagne]] flows southward through the middle of the commune and crosses the town.
==History== A medieval city exemplifying the [[Occitania|Occitan]] culture, Marvejols was strengthened during the [[Hundred Years War]] against the English.
Following the [[St. Bartholomew's Day massacre]], the town walls were reinforced to protect the Huguenot population during the [[French Wars of Religion]], Protestant Capt. Matthieu Merle based himself at Marvejols during his conquest of the [[Gévaudan]].
But, having sided with the then Protestant Henri of Navarre, the future King [[Henry IV of France]], the town was besieged and burned to the ground by the [[Catholics]]. Henry had it rebuilt in 1601 in recognition of the town's support for him.
==Population==
{{Historical populations | source = INSEE<ref name=pophist>[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/8643952?geo=COM-48092#tableau-POPREF_G1 Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023], INSEE</ref> | percentages = pagr | align = none |1968 |4490 |1975 |5296 |1982 |5573 |1990 |5476 |1999 |5501 |2007 |5071 |2012 |4950 |2017 |4722 |2023 |4764 }}
==Monuments and sights== [[File:FR-48-Marvejols01.JPG|thumb|left|200px|Porte Soubeyran, the north gate]] *'''La porte du Soubeyran''', a town gateway dating from the fourteenth century. Two other medieval gates survive, La Porte de Chanelles to the south and the smaller Porte du Therond, to the east.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.en.lozere-tourisme.com/node/41978/PCULAR048V506LKF/detail/marvejols/porte-du-therond |title=PORTE DU THEROND - Marvejols - Lozère Tourism |access-date=1 March 2019 }}</ref> Despite some 17th-century repairs, they still keep their [[medieval]] charm.
[[Image:France Lozere Marvejols Eglise Notre Dame de la Carce.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Notre Dame de la Carce]]
*Notre Dame de la Carce dating from the end of the 13th century, becoming collegiate in 1310. *Two large bronze sculptures by [[Emmanuel Auricoste]] can be seen at two of the entrances to Marvejols. One represents the mythical [[Beast of Gévaudan]], the other, that of [[Henry IV of France]], inscribed "exécuté à Marvejols en 1954" (Executed in 1954), which refers, of course, to the date of the sculpture, not the King's demise. *The wolf park of [[Gévaudan]]: Over 100 wolves live in a semi-natural state in an area of hills above Marvejols, once renowned for the animals.
==Culture== [[Image:Flag of Occitania.svg|165px|right|Croix occitane]] ''Espoir Oc'' (Hope for Oc) is an association founded about twenty years ago, to promote and develop the [[Occitan language]] and culture. Based in Marvejols, they organize, on the first weekend of July, a festival based on the theme of the Middle Ages. Two big events take place; on the Saturday evening a great banquet consisting entirely of regional produce, finishing with a dance; on the Sunday morning, the mass is said in Occitan.
==Notable people== * Rock band Subway is made up of four women, all originally from Marvejols. * [[Gilbert de Chambrun]], mayor (1953–1965). * [[Armand Blanquet du Chayla]], French admiral. * [[Samuel Darchy]], footballer
==In popular culture==
The latter part of the story in the movie [[Betty Blue]] takes place in Marvejols.
==Twin town== [[Colombo]], [[Sri Lanka]]
[[Cockermouth]], [[UK]]
==See also== *[[Communes of the Lozère département]]
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons category|Marvejols}} *[http://marvejols48.free.fr Marvejols en Lozère.] *[http://www.espoir-oc.com Espoir Oc] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927000352/http://www.espoir-oc.com/ |date=27 September 2007 }} *[http://fete.espoir-oc.com Un cop era la Lausera] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927000330/http://fete.espoir-oc.com/ |date=27 September 2007 }}
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[[Category:Communes of Lozère]] [[Category:Gévaudan]]