Montpellier
Montpellier is the principal city in the Languedoc-Roussillon region in southwest France. It's been the one of the fastest growing cities in France since the 1990s.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Montpellier St. Roch Railway Station and Porte du Peyrou.
Montpellier St. Roch Railway Station
Railway station
Photo: Parisdreux, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Montpellier-Saint-Roch station is the main railway station in Montpellier, France. The station was formerly known as Gare de Montpellier, but since March 2005 it has been named after Saint Roch, a native of the city who was born in the 14th century.
Porte du Peyrou
City gate
Photo: BiacheB, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Porte du Peyrou is a triumphal arch in Montpellier, in southern France. It is situated at the eastern end of the Jardin de Peyrou, a park near the center of the city.
Montpellier Cathedral
Church
Montpellier Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church dedicated to Saint Peter and located in the city of Montpellier, France. It is the seat of the Archbishops of Montpellier. The cathedral, built in the Gothic style, is a national monument.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Castelnau-le-Lez and Lattes.
Castelnau-le-Lez
Town
Photo: Vpe, Public domain.
Castelnau-le-Lez is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region of Southern France. Located on the outskirts of Montpellier, it is situated around 3 km north of the city centre. Castelnau-le-Lez is situated 4½ km northeast of Montpellier.
Lattes
Town
Photo: Alexander Baranov, CC BY 2.0.
Lattes is a commune in the Hérault département in the Occitanie region in southern France, located just on the outskirts of Montpellier. Lattes is situated 5 km south of Montpellier.
Montpellier
- Type: Locality with 282,000 residents
- Also known as: “34172”
- Location: Arrondissement of Montpellier, Hérault, Occitanie, France, Europe
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Latitude
43.6113° or 43° 36′ 41″ northLongitude
3.8771° or 3° 52′ 38″ eastPopulation
282,000Elevation
56 metres (184 feet)Open location code
8FM5JV6G+GRGeoNames ID
6454034
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Wu Chinese—“Montpellier” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مونبيلييه”
- Aragonese: “Montpeller”
- Arpitan: “Montpelyiér”
- Belarusian: “Горад Манпелье”
- Bulgarian: “Монпелие”
- Catalan: “Montpeller”
- Chinese: “蒙彼利埃”
- Chuvash: “Монпелье”
- French: “Montpellier”
- Gan Chinese: “蒙彼利埃”
- Georgian: “მონპელიე”
- German: “Montpellier”
- Greek: “Μονπελιέ”
- Hebrew: “מונפלייה”
- Japanese: “モンペリエ”
- Korean: “몽펠리에”
- Latin: “Monspessulanus”
- Latvian: “Monpeljē”
- Lithuanian: “Monpeljė”
- Macedonian: “Монпелие”
- Marathi: “माँतपेलिए”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Montpelhièr”
- Ossetian: “Монпелье”
- Persian: “مونپلیه”
- Russian: “Монпелье”
- Serbian: “Монпеље”
- Thai: “มงแปลีเย”
- Ukrainian: “Монпельє”
- Western Panjabi: “مونٹپلائیر”
- Wu Chinese: “蒙彼利埃”
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Montpellier”. Photo: Wolfgang Staudt, CC BY 2.0.