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Montpellier

France · Occitanie

Montpellier 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 Herault. As of 2023, 310,240 people live in the city proper, while its metropolitan area has a population of 842,923. 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 Montpellierains and Montpellieraines.

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Local time: UTC+1 · 7 h ahead of Costa Rica
Region: Occitanie
Main language: French
On the map: 43.61° N, 3.88° E

Near Montpellier

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Nimes · 46 km away
Cap-d'Agde · 47 km away
Arles · 61 km away

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