Montpellier
Montpellier is a city in south of France. About 280,000 people live there. It is the 8th largest city in France. It has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa in the Koeppen climate classification).
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Montpellier | |
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| Aqueduc Saint-Clément, the prefecture de l'Hérault (old hôtel de Ganges), the Place de la Comédie, Detail of the statue « The Strength Taming Love » of Injalbert, Château d'eau du Peyrou, the Fountain of the Three Graces, the gate of the Peyrou and the Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Montpellier. | |
| Coat of arms of Montpellier | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Languedoc-Roussillon |
| Department | Hérault |
| Arrondissement | Montpellier |
| Intercommunality | Montpellier |
| Mayor | Hélène Mandroux-Colas (2008–2014) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 7–118 m (23–387 ft) (avg. 27 m/89 ft) |
| Land area1 | 56.88 km2 (21.96 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 255,080 (2009) |
| - Density | 4,485/km2 (11,620/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 34172/ 34000, 34070, 34080, 34090 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Education
A campus of the École nationale de l'aviation civile (French civil aviation academy) is in Montpellier. The computer science school École pour l'informatique et les nouvelles technologies and E-Artsup are also in the city.
The University of Montpellier is one of the oldest in the world, as well as the Montpellier Business School.
Transport
Sister cities
Montpellier is twinned with:
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Montpellier in the 16th century
The Tour de la Babote in Montpellier (France).
This building is en partie classé, en partie inscrit au titre des monuments historiques de la France. It is indexed in the base Mérimée, a database of architectural heritage maintained by the French Ministry of Culture, under the references
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Rue Foch with its typical 19th-century architecture
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- 500px provided description: Antigone District [#city ,#street ,#europe ,#architecture ,#building ,#france ,#montpellier ,#languedoc-roussillon ,#antigone]
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Montpellier seen from Spot satellite
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Place Pierre Renaudel à Celleneuve (Montpellier)
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Port Marianne
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Place De La Comedie, Montpellier.
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The triumphal arch of Peyrou, commissioned by Louis XIV, marks the entrance of the city of Montpellier.*The Latin inscription reads, Ludovico Magno LXXII annos egnante dissociatis repressis conciliatis gentibus quartet ecennali pax bello conjuratis terra marique parta 1715 Translation: "Louis the Great reigned for 72 years, the nations who betrayed the alliance have been repressed and are reconci
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