Montpellier is a city in the south of France. It is the capital of the Languedoc-Roussillon région, as well as the administrative capital of the Hérault département. The city is situated on hilly ground 10 km (6 miles) inland from the Mediterranean coast.

FACTS AND FIGURES

• Population: 210,000
• The name of the city, originally Monspessulanus, is said to have stood for mont pelé (the naked hill, because the vegetation was poor)
• Industrial and commercial center near Mediterranean Sea in southern France
• Was Protestant stronghold in century following Reformation

SIGHTS AND ATTRACTIONS

• Promenade du Peyrou (features 18th-century aqueduct, triumphal arch, and scenic views)
• Vermont State House, gold dome building
• Capitol Theater, old-fashioned, downtown movie theater.
• Vermont Historical Society Museum