Montpellier is a commune in southern France and the prefecture of the Herault department in the Occitanie region. It had 310,240 inhabitants in 2023, with an urban unit of 485,823 and an attraction area of 842,923, and its people are called Montpellierains. The oldest known mention of the place is a donation dated 26 November 985, in which Count Bernard of Melgueil and his wife Senegonde granted a hill between the Lez and the Mosson to a man named Guilhem. The lordship passed to the Crown of Aragon at the beginning of the 13th century. The city is known for its university and its medical faculty, and its population has grown strongly since 1962.
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Montpellier, Hérault, Languedoc-Roussillon, France
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He worked as an apothecary for several years before entering the University of Montpellier, hoping to earn a doctorate, but was almost immediately expelled after his work as an apothecary (a manual trade forbidden by university statutes) was discovered.
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La commune de Montpellier compte 310 240 habitants en 2023
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is a city in southern France near the Mediterranean Sea
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is a city in southern France near the Mediterranean Sea
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Montpellier (UK: ; US: ) is a city in southern France near the Mediterranean Sea.
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