Montpellier

Montpellier is a city in south of France. About 280,000 people live there. It is the 8th largest city in France. It has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa in the Koeppen climate classification).

 Education 
A campus of the École nationale de l'aviation civile (French civil aviation academy) is in Montpellier. The computer science school École pour l'informatique et les nouvelles technologies and E-Artsup are also in the city.

The University of Montpellier is one of the oldest in the world, as well as the Montpellier Business School.

 Transport 
 Montpellier – Méditerranée Airport

Sister cities
Montpellier is twinned with:
 Tlemcen, Algeria, since 2009
 Lakewood, United States, since 1918
 Louisville, United States, since 1955
 Heidelberg, Germany, since 1961
 Barcelona, Spain since 1963 Chengdu, China, since 1981
 Tiberias, Israel, since 1983
 Fes, Morocco since 2003
 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil since 2008


Category:Former regional capitals in France