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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. The population of the city (commune) of Montpellier at the 1999 census was 225,300 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 1.7% population growth per year between 1999 and 2004. The estimated population of the metropolitan area is 531,000 inhabitants in 2007.

The préfecture.

Statue of Louis XIV on the Place du Peyrou, a former royal square just outside the city walls of Montpellier

The Place De La Comedie, Montpellier

The Porte du Peyrou.

The St-Clément Aqueduct

"Trois Graces" statue in front of the Opera

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