Montpellier | |
---|---|
State | |
Country | |
Capital | |
Population | 0 |
Montpellier (UK: , US: , French: [mɔ̃.pɛ.lje, -pə-] (listen); Occitan: Montpelhièr [mumpeˈʎɛ]) is a city in southern France near the Mediterranean Sea. It is in the region of Occitanie and the capital of the department of Hérault. In 2017, 285,121 people lived in the city, while its urban area had a population of 616,296. The inhabitants are called Montpelliérains.
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 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 of France.
Monterey (Spanish: Monterrey; Ohlone: Aacistak) is a city located in Monterey County on the...
Luís Dialisson de Souza Alves (born 13 December 1986), commonly known as Apodi, is a Brazilian...
Taibao (Hokkien POJ: Thài-pó) is a county-administered city and the county seat of Chiayi County,...
Contamana is a town in the Loreto Region in northeastern Peru. It is the capital of both Ucayali...