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Montpellier
Industrial city and administrative centre of the département of Hérault and of the Languedoc-Roussillon region of southern France; population (1999) 225,500. It is situated on the River Lez 130 km/80 mi northwest of Marseille. Industries include electronics, medical research, engineering, textiles, and food processing, and there is a trade in wine and brandy. It is the birthplace of the philosopher Auguste Comte.
Modern development
The city is expanding, with a new music, exhibition and convention centre, an underground railway, and much new housing, which will eventually extend to the Mediterranean.
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