Montpellier

Montpellier (Occitan Montpelhièr) is a city in the south of France. It is the capital of the Languedoc-Roussillon région, as well as the préfecture (administrative capital) of the Hérault département. Population of the city (commune) of Montpellier at the 1999 census was 225,392 inhabitants, whereas the whole metropolitan area (in French: aire urbaine) had a population of 459,916 inhabitants in 1999. As of February 2004 estimates, the population of the city of Montpellier reached 244,700 inhabitants, meaning a record 1.7% population growth per year between 1999 and 2004.

Twin cities

Montpellier is twinned with:

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• Louisville, Kentucky, United States, since 1955
• Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, since 1961
• Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, since 1963
• Chengdu, Sichuan, China, since 1981
• Tiberias, Israel, since 1983
• Fes, Morocco, since 2003