Regional capital of Languedoc-Roussillon (210'000) and university town (55'000 students). City of art and science.
721 Km from Paris, 345 Km from Lyon, 380 Km from Barcelone (Spain). Montpellier is 10 Km from the beach.
Weather: sunny and mild..
Economical activity: Research laboratories, medical equipment companies, food-processing companies, touristic, cultural and leisure activities.
75% of the active population is in the teriary sector.

Touristic possibilities:
The city itself (monuments, gardens, squares, museums, markets).
The coast, for its beaches, its coastal towns (Aigues-Mortes, La Grande Motte, Frontignan, Sete)
Interior regions : Castlle of Castries, Saint Guilhem-le-désert, Abbaye de Valmagne, Vallée de l'Hérault, Lake of Salagou, Clermont l'Hérault, the Aniane Observatory etc