Montpellier

Montpellier
Montpellier
Prefecture and commune
	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.
	Coat of arms
	Location of Montpellier
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	Coordinates: 43°36′43″N 3°52′38″E / 43.6119°N 3.8772°E
Country	France
Region	Occitanie
Department	Hérault
Arrondissement	Montpellier
Intercommunality	Montpellier
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Hélène Mandroux-Colas
Area 1	56.88 km2 (21.96 sq mi)
Population (2009)	255,080
• Density	4,500/km2 (12,000/sq mi)
Demonym	Montpelliérains
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	34172 /34000, 34070, 34080, 34090
Elevation	7–118 m (23–387 ft) ; (avg. 27 m or 89 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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).