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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 3.8652,Lat: 43.6085
Elevation	34 meter above sea level
Local time	8:04:28am
Population	265000 (7th largest city in country)
Name province/region	Languedoc-Roussillon
Name Subregion	Hérault
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Montpellier
Name	Montpellier

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Castelnau-le-Lez	4.6 km	NorthEast
2 Saint-Jean-de-Védas	5.1 km	SouthWest
3 Clapiers	5.5 km	NorthNorthEast
4 Lavérune	5.6 km	WestSouthWest
5 Lattes	5.6 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Andorra	Andorra	226 km	WestSouthWest
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	287 km	East
3 Bern	Switzerland	464 km	NorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 11 km (direction SouthSouthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Rhone coastal: Tet, Aude, Herault, part of the larger catchment area Rhone and Coastal Mediterranean. The nearest bigger lake is Étang du Méjean (4.5 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 7.1 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Spanish border with a straight distance of 141.4 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 198 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 8%, low location: 92%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. The surroundings of the place is highly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is urban.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
L'agglomération de Montpellier - Les garrigues

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Marseille Provence Airport (at a distance of 112 km and direction EastSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Montpellier-Méditerranée Airport (at a distance of 8.7 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

0.6 km2

0.8%

Nature

0.5 km2

0.6%

Agriculture

17.7 km2

22.5%

Viticulture

5.1 km2

6.5%

Urban area

52.8 km2

67.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Montpellier in country France

Montpellier at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Arles, Roman and Romanesque Monuments	France	62 km	East
2 Pont du Gard (Roman Aqueduct)	France	66 km	EastNorthEast
3 The Causses and the Cévennes, Mediterranean agro-pastoral Cultural Landscape	France	75 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Le Lez	FR	3.2 km	NorthEast

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Montpellier
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Montpellier

Type of weather in Montpellier	clear sky
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.54 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1016 mb
Humidity:	84 %
Daylength at 12 May 2024:	14 hour and 37 minutes
Sunrise :	06:22 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:59 Europe/Amsterdam