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Montpellier

It is a city in southern France near the Mediterranean Sea. One of the largest urban centres in the region of Occitarnia, Montpellier is the prefecture of the department of Hérault.
CLIMATE
Montpellier has a Mediterranean climate, with cool, damp winters, and hot, rather dry summers.
The monthly mean ranges from 7.2 °C in January to 24.1 °C in July. Precipitation is around 630 millimetres and is greatest in fall and winter, but not absent in summer, either.

ACCESS

L'aéroport de Montpellier
  • Area
56,88 km2
  • Altitude
Min.8m / Max.119m
  • Population

299 096 habitants

  • Average living expenses
1,264€ / month
  • Average monthly rent
614€ / month
WAS RANKED 5TH BEST CITY IN France WHERE IT’S GOOD TO LIVE AND STUDY

TRANSPORT

In town and the surrounding areas, use the Tisséo public transportation network (bus
and tramway), day and night: http://www.tam-voyages.com/

There are regional trains for getting around the region: www.ter.sncf.com/occitanie
Throughout Occitanie, the SNCF and the Region offer low-cost tickets for travel on local train lines: https://www.ter.sncf.com/occitanie/tarifs-cartes/petits-prix

Buses are also an option for low-cost travel: https://www.blablacar.fr/bus or https://www.flixbus.fr/

www.tam-voyages.com
Student fees 196 €/year

ATTRACTIONS

  • Place de la Comédie
  • The Fabre museum
  • The Peyrou promenade
  • Medieval streets and alleys with beautiful manor houses.
  • Saint-Pierre cathedral
  • Jardin des Plantes
  • The beaches

Learn (and see) more:
https://www.montpellier-tourisme.fr/

IMPORTANT ANNUAL EVENTS

MAY
  • The FISE, Festival International des Sports Extrêmes, the international extreme sports festival and the biggest competition of its type in Europe (free).
  • The Comédie du Livre, a free book and reading festival, meetings with authors, debates and workshops.
  • European Museum Night, another to way to discover museums, and for free.
JUNE
  • Le Printemps des Comédiens, a major theatre festival that brings the whole world to Montpellier.
  • Fête de la Musique with music everywhere in town (free concerts).
  • Festival des Architectures Vives, ephemeral contemporary architecture in the old town center.

IMPORTANT ANNUAL EVENTS

JULY
  • Montpellier Dance Festival: 300 companies from around the world dance for 10 days (many free shows).
  • Festival Radio France Occitanie Montpellier: hundreds of concerts with varying themes including classical, electronic and jazz music for several weeks.
AUGUST
  • The Estivales: Every Friday, festive events for discovery of local producets and food, arts and crafts, conferences.
SEPTEMBER
  • MUSE, an one-day student orientation event organised by Université de Montpellier and the Grandes Écoles.
  • European Researchers Night where researchers meet the general public.
  • The Internationales de la Guitare, an international guitar festival with concerts and meetings with artists.
  • Journées du Patrimoine (heritage days), free visits of cultural venues.
OCTOBER
  • Fête de la Science in the Université laboratories.
  • Foire internationale de Montpellier: for 11 days, the Parc des Expositions is transformed into a vast pop-up department store bringing together all the world’s nations.
  • Cinémed, an international festival of Mediterranean films with 200 shown from around the Mediterranean region.
NOVEMBER
  • Coeur de Ville en lumières, a dreamlike show to celebrate winter.

Learn more:
https://www.montpellier-tourisme.fr > Agenda > Les événements phares