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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, whereas the whole metropolitan area (in French: "aire urbaine") had a population of 459,916 in 1999. In February 2004, it was estimated that the population of the city of Montpellier had reached 244,700, an increase of 8.6% since 1999. In 2007, the estimated population of the metropolitan area was 531,000. Geography: The city is situated on hilly ground 10 km (6 miles) inland from the Mediterranean coast on the River Lez. The name of the city, originally "Monspessulanus", is said to have stood for "mont pelé" (the naked hill, because the vegetation was poor), or "le mont de la colline" (the mount of the hill) History: :"For the Ecclesiastical history of Montpellier see Bishopric of Montpellier" ... Read more about Montpellier on Wikipedia