Montpellier, France

The Choice of a Mediterranean City

Montpellier

Capital of the Languedoc-Roussillon region and numbering 250,000 inhabitants, Montpellier is an exciting and animated city with a young university population.

Rich with a thousand years of history and an exceptionally preserved medieval heritage, the city boasts numerous green spaces and is brimming with cultural activities and events throughout the year.

With a privileged geographic location (just minutes away from the Mediterranean Sea, between Provence and the Pyrénées), Montpellier is an ideal destination for a sojourn in the South of France.

With over 300 days of sun per year to warm the 5 senses, Montpellier blossoms under sunny skies: in her culture and heritage, in her accent, in her population and on her plates!

The gastronomy of Montpellier presents a perfect picture of the city and its surroundings: a unique mélange of sea and soil.

From the vineyards of the Languedoc come a wide variety of white, rosé, and red wines.

Varied not only in terms of heritage, Montpellier is also surprising in its diversity and in its harmony between the modern and the historic.

All of these things lend to Montpellier’s exceptional quality of life and provide for your successful linguistic sojourn!

Access to Montpellier

By plane: Montpellier International Airport is located about 8 km from the center of town. There are 15 daily flights from Paris to Montpellier (1 hour). A shuttle bus takes you to the center of town in 15 minutes.

By train: Montpellier is on the line Paris-Lyon-Perpignan-Barcelona and is linked to the major cities of France with the TGV. The trip Paris-Montpellier is about 4 hours. Some trains leave directly from the Charles de Gaulle's aiport.

By car: Montpellier can be reached by the A7 highway (Lyon - Barcelona), and is easily reachable from most of the european cities.