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Montpellier
Montpellier (, , ; oc, Montpelhièr ) is a city in southern France near the Mediterranean Sea. One of the largest urban centres in the region of Occitania (administrative region), Occitania, Montpellier is the prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Hérault. In 2018, 290,053 people lived in the city, while its Functional area (France), metropolitan area had a population of 787,705.Comparateur de territoire
INSEE, retrieved 20 June 2022.
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 of Aragon, James I), and then of Kingdom of Majorca, Majorca, before its sale to France in 1349. Established in 1220, the University of Montpellier is one of the List of oldest univ ...
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University Of Montpellier
The University of Montpellier (french: Université de Montpellier) is a public university, public research university located in Montpellier, in south-east of France. Established in 1220, the University of Montpellier is one of the oldest universities in the world. The university was split into three universities (the University of Montpellier 1, the Montpellier 2 University, University of Montpellier 2 and the Paul Valéry University, Montpellier III, Paul Valéry University Montpellier 3) for 45 years from 1970 until 2015 when it was subsequently reunified by the merger of the two former, with the latter, now named Paul Valéry University, Montpellier III remaining a separate entity. History The university is considerably older than its formal founding date, associated with a papal bull issued by Pope Nicholas IV in 1289, combining all the centuries-old schools into a university, but the first statutes were given by Conrad of Urach in 1220. It is not known exactly when t ...
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Hérault
Hérault (; oc, Erau, ) is a department of the region of Occitania, Southern France. Named after the Hérault River, its prefecture is Montpellier. It had a population of 1,175,623 in 2019.Populations légales 2019: 34 Hérault
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Hérault is one of the original 83 departments created during the on 4 March 1790. It was created from part of the
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Montpellier Cathedral
Montpellier Cathedral (french: Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Montpellier) is a Roman Catholic church building, church dedicated to Saint Peter and located in the city of Montpellier, France. It is the seat of the Archdiocese of Montpellier, Archbishops of Montpellier. The cathedral, built in the Gothic architecture, Gothic style, is a Monument historique, national monument. History The cathedral was originally the church of the monastery of Saint-Benoît, which was founded in 1364. The building was elevated to the status of cathedral in 1536, when the see of Maguelonne was transferred to Montpellier. After the building suffered extensive damage during the French Wars of Religion, Wars of Religion between Catholics and Protestants in the 16th century, it was rebuilt in the 17th. Image:Cloitre medecine.JPG, The courtyard of the University of Montpellier, School of Medicine, formerly the cloister of the monastery Image:Montpelliercathemed.JPG, The bell tower seen from the courtyard ...
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Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole
Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole is the ''métropole'', an intercommunal structure, centred on the city of Montpellier. It is located in the Hérault department, in the Occitanie region, southern France. It was created in January 2015, replacing the previous ''Communauté d'agglomération de Montpellier''. Its area is 421.8 km2. Its population was 481,276 in 2018, of which 290,053 in Montpellier proper.Comparateur de territoire
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The district of Montpellier was created in 1965. In 2001, it became an (). On January 1, 2015, the Métropolian community r ...
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List Of Oldest Universities In Continuous Operation
This article contains a list of the oldest existing universities in continuous operation in the world. Inclusion in this list is determined by the date at which the educational institute first met the traditional definition of a university used by academic historians although it may have existed as a different kind of institution before that time. This definition limits the term "university" to institutions with distinctive structural and legal features that developed in Europe, and which make the university form different from other institutions of higher learning in the pre-modern world, even though these may sometimes now be referred to popularly as universities. Thus, to be included in the list below, the university must have been founded before 1500 in Europe or be the oldest university derived from the medieval European model in a country or region. It must also be still in operation, with institutional continuity retained throughout its history. So some early universities, ...
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Citadel Of Montpellier
The Citadel of Montpellier is an Early Modern fortification in the city of Montpellier, in the Hérault département of southern France. It was built between 1624 and 1627, after several rebellions under the orders of Louis XIII in order to keep watch over the town. In the 20th century it became the Joffre Barracks, named after Joseph Joffre, and since 1947 the citadel has been an academic campus – the nationwide famous Lycée Joffre. History Military history In 1621, King Louis XIII arrived with soldiers to quell a Huguenot rebellion; he took over the city after an eight-month siege. The king ordered that a royal citadel close to the city be constructed to control the city and the surrounding region, where there was a large Huguenot population. The citadel was built between 1624 and 1627 between the fortifications of the ''Écusson'', or old town, and the coastal plain of the River Lez. It was separated from the city proper by a wide esplanade, looking over the flo ...
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James I Of Aragon
James I the Conqueror ( es, Jaime el Conquistador, ca, Jaume el Conqueridor; 2 February 1208 – 27 July 1276) was King of Aragon and Lord of Montpellier from 1213 to 1276; King of Majorca from 1231 to 1276; and Valencia from 1238 to 1276 and Count of Barcelona. His long reign—the longest of any Iberian monarch—saw the expansion of the Crown of Aragon in three directions: Languedoc to the north, the Balearic Islands to the southeast, and Valencia to the south. By a treaty with Louis IX of France, he achieved the renunciation of any possible claim of French suzerainty over the County of Barcelona and the other Catalan counties, while he renounced northward expansion and taking back the once Catalan territories in Occitania and vassal counties loyal to the County of Barcelona, lands that were lost by his father Peter II of Aragon in the Battle of Muret during the Albigensian Crusade and annexed by the Kingdom of France, and then decided to turn south. His great part i ...
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Canton Of Montpellier-1
The canton of Montpellier-1 is an administrative division of the Hérault department, southern France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Montpellier. Composition It consists of the following communes: # Grabels #Montpellier Montpellier (, , ; oc, Montpelhièr ) is a city in southern France near the Mediterranean Sea. One of the largest urban centres in the region of Occitania (administrative region), Occitania, Montpellier is the prefecture of the Departments of ... (partly) Councillors Pictures of the canton External links Canton of Montpellier-1 Web site References {{DEFAULTSORT:Montpellier-1 Cantons of Hérault ...
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Canton Of Montpellier-3
The canton of Montpellier-3 is an administrative division of the Hérault department, southern France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Montpellier. Composition It consists of the following communes: #Montpellier Montpellier (, , ; oc, Montpelhièr ) is a city in southern France near the Mediterranean Sea. One of the largest urban centres in the region of Occitania (administrative region), Occitania, Montpellier is the prefecture of the Departments of ... (partly) Councillors References Cantons of Hérault {{Hérault-geo-stub ...
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Canton Of Montpellier-4
The canton of Montpellier-4 is an administrative division of the Hérault department, southern France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Montpellier. Composition It consists of the following communes: #Montpellier (partly) Councillors * Following Patricia Mirallès's election as a Member of the National Assembly in 2017, her substitute, Manare Khali, replaces her in Departmental council of Hérault Hérault (; oc, Erau, ) is a department of the region of Occitania, Southern France. Named after the Hérault River, its prefecture is Montpellier. It had a population of 1,175,623 in 2019.Cantons of Hérault {{Hérault-geo-stub ...
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Canton Of Montpellier-5
The canton of Montpellier-5 is an administrative division of the Hérault department, southern France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Montpellier. Composition It consists of the following communes: #Montpellier Montpellier (, , ; oc, Montpelhièr ) is a city in southern France near the Mediterranean Sea. One of the largest urban centres in the region of Occitania (administrative region), Occitania, Montpellier is the prefecture of the Departments of ... (partly) Councillors References Cantons of Hérault {{Hérault-geo-stub ...
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Place De La Comédie
The Place de la Comédie is square in Montpellier, Hérault in Southern France. It is at the southeast point of the city centre, at , where the fortifications of the city were formerly located. History The square is first mentioned in 1755 and is named after a theatre that burned down in 1785 and 1855. The ''Place'' became the focal point of the city when, in the mid-19th century the railway station ''Gare de Montpellier Saint-Roch'' was built some south of it. At that time, a smaller train going to the nearby beach at Palavas-les-Flots also had its provenance on the ''Place''. Location At the centre of the square is a fountain, the '' Three Graces'', built by sculptor Étienne d'Antoine in 1790. The original piece was placed in the Musée Fabre in 1989, but moved again during the refurbishment of the museum to the Opéra Comédie, which is at the square. At its northeastern corner, the square continues into the ''Esplanade de Charles de Gaulle'', a small park connecting the '' ...
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