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A perfectly rectangular walled medieval port town rising from the Camargue salt marshes and pink lagoons.
26 km · about 30 min drive
Occitanie, France · Europe
Montpellier is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Lattes, 42km from Parc Naturel Régional de Camargue.
Montpellier is a city located in Occitanie, France. With a population of 248,252, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Montpellier sits in France, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Paris time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Montpellier to your route.
Montpellier (UK: ; US: ) is a city in southern France near the Mediterranean Sea. One of the largest urban centres in the region of Occitania, Montpellier is the prefecture of the department of Hérault. As of 2023, 310,240 people live in the city proper, while its metropolitan area has a population of 813,272 as ofRead more
2020. Montpellier is the third-largest French city near the Mediterranean coast, behind Marseille and Nice, and the seventh-largest city of France overall. The inhabitants are called Montpelliérains and Montpelliéraines.
In the Middle Ages, Montpellier was an important city of the Crown of Aragon (and was the birthplace of James I), and then of Majorca, before its sale to France in 1349. Established in 1220, the University of Montpellier is one of the oldest universities in the world and has the oldest medical school still in operation, with notable alumni such as Petrarch, Nostradamus and François Rabelais. Above the medieval city, the ancient citadel of Montpellier is a stronghold built in the seventeenth century by Louis XIII.
Since the 1990s, Montpellier has experienced one of the strongest economic and demographic growths in the country. Its urban area has experienced the highest population growth in France since the year 2000. Numbering 70,000, students comprise nearly one-fourth of its population, one of the highest such proportions in Europe. Its living environment, with one of Europe's largest pedestrian areas, along with its rich cultural life and Mediterranean climate, explains the enthusiasm for the city, which is nicknamed the "Gifted". Montpellier was nominated for "Best Emerging Culture City of the Year 2017" by the think tank LCD. It is ranked as a Sufficiency city by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network.
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Montpellier is located in Occitanie, France, Europe. The coordinates are 43.6109 latitude, 3.8763 longitude.
Montpellier has a population of approximately 248,252 people, making it a city in France.
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castle
A perfectly rectangular walled medieval port town rising from the Camargue salt marshes and pink lagoons.
26 km · about 30 min drive
bridge
A 11th-century 'devil's bridge' arching over the Hérault above emerald swimming pools in a sun-baked gorge.
28 km · about 35 min drive
landmark
A medieval pilgrimage village around a Romanesque abbey, hidden in a wild gorge of the Hérault.
30 km · about 35 min drive
national park
A wild wetland delta of pink flamingos, white horses and black bulls between the arms of the Rhône.
42 km · about 50 min drive
natural wonder
A perfect horseshoe canyon carved by the Vis, with a tiny hamlet cradled in its abandoned river meander.
43 km · about 50 min drive
ancient ruins
One of the best-preserved Roman amphitheaters in the world, still hosting events nearly 2,000 years after its construction.
46 km · about 55 min drive
April to October
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