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Office of the Mayor, International Affairs
City Hall, Marktplatz 10
69117 Heidelberg

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Office of the Mayor, International Affairs
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69117 Heidelberg

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Portrait of Montpellier

  • Map of France marking Montpellier
    Map of France with marking Montpellier
  • Antigone city district in Montpellier (Picture: Binder)
    Antigone city district in Montpellier (Picture: Binder)
  • New city hall of Montpellier (Picture: Stadt Montpellier)
    New city hall of Montpellier (Picture: Stadt Montpellier)
  • Château de Flaugergues (Picture: Château de Flaugergues )
    Château de Flaugergues (Picture: Château de Flaugergues )
  • Place de la Canourgue (Picture: Brossard)
    Place de la Canourgue (Picture: Brossard)
  • Cathedrale Saint Pierre (Picture: Binder)
    Cathedrale Saint Pierre (Picture: Binder)
  • Château d'Eau (Picture: Binder)
    Château d'Eau (Picture: Binder)
  • Promenade du Peyrou (Picture: Binder)
    Promenade du Peyrou (Picture: Binder)
  • Montpellier opera at the Place de la Comédie (Picture: Binder)
    Montpellier opera at the Place de la Comédie (Picture: Binder)
Facts and figures
Twinned with Heidelberg 1. since 1961
Location 2. Southern France, only a few kilometers from the Mediterranean coast, between Marseille and Barcelona; capital of the département of Hérault in the Occitania region.
Population 3. about 295,000
Time difference 4. None
Currency 5. Euro 
Official language 6. French
University/students 7. The University of Montpellier ist structured in three different parts of departments. At the university are 48.000 students enrolled and about 4.800 people employed. Moreover there are six business schools in Montpellier.
Key industries 8. Tourism, education, research and high tech
Noteworthy 9. Not least because of its high quality of life, Montpellier is the fastest-growing city in France. Its population has more than doubled in size since 1960.
Special feature 10. The two cities were awarded the De Gaulle-Adenauer Prize for Heidelberg House in Montpellier (since 1966) and Montpellier House in Heidelberg (since 1986). 
Sister cities 11. In addition to Heidelberg there are twelve more sister cities of Montpellier:
Louisville (USA); Kos (Greece); Barcelona (Spain); Chengdu (China); Tiberias (Israel); Fès (Morocco); Sherbrooke (Canada); Tlemcen (Algeria); Bethlehem (Palestine); Rio de Janeiro (Brazil); Palermo (Italy); Obninsk (Russian Federation)

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