Montpellier facts for kids
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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.
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| Country | France | |
| Region | Occitanie | |
| Department | Hérault | |
| Arrondissement | Montpellier | |
| Intercommunality | Montpellier | |
| Area1 | 56.88 km2 (21.96 sq mi) | |
| Population (2009) | 255,080 | |
| • Density | 4,484.5/km2 (11,614.9/sq mi) | |
| Demonym(s) | Montpelliérains | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+01:00) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+02:00) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 34172 /34000, 34070, 34080, 34090 | |
| Elevation | 7–118 m (23–387 ft) (avg. 27 m or 89 ft) |
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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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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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Images for kids
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Montpellier in the 16th century
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Rue Foch with its typical 19th-century architecture
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Montpellier seen from Spot satellite
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Celleneuve
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Place de la Comédie.
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Tour de la Babote.
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Saint Pierre Cathedral
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Line 1 of the tramway network, at the Corum stop.
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Montpellier tramway map
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Stade de la Mosson
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Sign on the Esplanade Charles de Gaulle, showing Montpellier's sister cities
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