Montpellier travel guide
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Visit Montpellier: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Montpellier is situated in the Herault department (Languedoc-Roussillon region) in the south of France - it is the prefecture (capital) of the Herault department. (General information: Montpellier is 594 km from Paris and 829 km from the port at Calais).
For a detailed travel guide see Montpellier
Popular places to visit near Montpellier: these include Montpellier at 4 km and Balaruc-le-Vieux at 20 km. Parc et jardins du château de Flaugergues is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 7km and Grotte de la Clamouse is a listed 'site of natural beauty' at 24km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Tourist classifications for Montpellier: Village in bloom (ville fleurie) 2*; Montpellier has a protected historical centre "secteur sauvegardé" (see also historical French towns);
Selected places to visit and attractions near Montpellier, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in Montpellier and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Montpellier
- 'Remarkable gardens': Parc et jardins du château de Flaugergues (7km) : Parc et jardin du château de Margon (44km) : Jardin des carrières de Saint-Adrien (47km) : Jardin des Sambucs (48km) :
- National Monuments: Towers and fortifications of Aigues-Mortes (30km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Saint-Guilhem-le-Desert (26km) :
- Religious monuments: Abbaye de Saint-Gilles (Saint-Gilles) (49km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Pezenas (37km) : Lodeve (43km) :
- Grand Site of France: Saint-Guilhem-le-Desert / Gorges de l'Herault (26km) : Camargue (37km) : Valle du Salagou (38km) : Cirque de Navacelles (40km) :
Map of places to visit near Montpellier & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Montpellier
Canton: Montpellier
Arrondissement: Montpellier
Department: Herault
Region: Languedoc-Roussillon
Postcode: 34000
Distance to Montpellier
from Montpellier: 0 km
from Paris: 594 km
from Calais: 829 km
from Nice: 277 km
from Bordeaux: 376 km
from Strasbourg: 630 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Montpellier (within 6 km): Castelnau-le-Lez : Clapiers : Grabels : Juvignac : Laverune : Pignan : Saint-Georges-d'Orques : Saint-Jean-de-Vedas : Saussan :
Montpellier holidays and travel
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This page in French: Visitez Montpellier