Montpellier
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Summary
Montpellier is a commune of France[1]. Montpellier ranks in the top 0.035% of commune of france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19,252 views/month, #11 of 31,031).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: League of Historical Cities[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Hérault[4], Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole[5], arrondissement of Montpellier[6]
- Country: France[7]
- Located in or next to body of water: Lez[8], Mosson[9], Verdanson[10]
- Head of government: Michaël Delafosse[11]
- Instance of: big city[12]
- Shares border with: Saint-Clément-de-Rivière[13], Saint-Jean-de-Védas[14], Castelnau-le-Lez[15], Clapiers[16], Grabels[17], Juvignac[18], Lattes[19], Mauguio[20], Montferrier-sur-Lez[21], Saint-Aunès[22]
- Flag: flag of Montpellier[23]
- Twinned administrative body: Heidelberg[24], Louisville[25], Kos[26], Barcelona[27], Chengdu[28], Tiberias[29], Fez[30], Sherbrooke[31], Tlemcen[32], Rio de Janeiro[33], Bethlehem[34], Palermo[35], Obninsk[36], Tulkarm[37]
- Postal code: 34000[38], 34070[39], 34080[40], 34090[41]
- Commons category: Montpellier[42]
- Local dialing code: 467[43]
- Archives at: Archives municipales de Montpellier[44]
- Coordinate location: 43.610919444444, 3.8772305555556[45]
- Significant event: Siege of Montpellier[46]
- Official website: https://montpellier.fr[47]
- Topic's main category: Category:Montpellier[48]
- Has facility: public toilet[49]
- Commons gallery: Montpellier[50]
- Email address: mailto:mairie@ville-montpellier.fr[51]
- Population: 272,084[52], 277,639[53], 275,318[54], 286,098[55], 285,121[56], 290,053[57]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Montpellier include Montpelier[58], a city in the United States[59], in United States[60], founded in 1787[61] and Montpellier – Méditerranée Airport[62], an airport[63], in France[64], founded in 1946[65].
Why It Matters
Montpellier has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[66] Montpellier is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[67]
Entities named for Montpellier include Montpelier[58], a city in the United States[59], in United States[60], founded in 1787[61] and Montpellier – Méditerranée Airport[62], an airport[63], in France[64], founded in 1946[65].