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The 67th annual
was held from 14 to 25 May 2014. New Zealand film director
was the head of the jury for the main competition section. The
was awarded to the Turkish film
directed by .
The festival opened with the long delayed , directed by
and starring
as , which played out of competition. The restored
of 's 1964 western , served as the closing night film. Due to
taking place on 25 May 2014, the winner of the
was announced on 24 May, and the winning film in the
section announced on 23 May. The festival poster featured Italian actor
from 's 1963 film , which was presented in the 's Official Selection, within the Out of Competition section.
The Official Selection of films for the 2014 festival, including the line-up for the Main Competition, was announced on 17 April 2014. French actor
hosted the opening and closing ceremonies.
Direc eligible for the
Winner of the main award for best film in its section
The opening and closing films are screened during the opening and closing ceremonies respectively.
The films announced to compete for the
were named at the Cannes press conference on 17 April 2014.
English title
Original title
Director(s)
Production country
Sils Maria
Germany, France, Switzerland
Saint Laurent
K?? Uykusu
Turkey, Germany, France
Maps to the Stars
Canada, United States
Deux jours, une nuit
Belgium, Italy, France
Adieu au langage
France, Switzerland
The Search
The Homesman
United States
２つ目の窓 Futatsume no mado
Mr. Turner
United Kingdom
Jimmy's Hall
United Kingdom, Ireland, France
Foxcatcher
United States
Le meraviglie
Italy, Switzerland, Germany
France, Mauritania
Relatos salvajes
Argentina, Spain
Левиафан Leviathan
, directed by ,
and , was selected as the opening film in the
English title
Original title
Director(s)
Production country
Party Girl
Austria, Luxembourg, Germany
Bird People
La chambre bleue
Charlie's Country
??? Dohee-ya
South Korea
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby
United States
幻想曲 Fantasia
China, France
Loin de mon père
Israel, France
Hermosa juventud
Spain, France
Incompresa
Italy, France
Denmark, United States, Argentina
Lost River
United States
France, Ivory Coast
The Salt of the Earth
France, Italy, Brazil
Snow in Paradise
United Kingdom
Ξεν?α Xenia
Greece, France, Belgium
Fehér isten
Hungary, Germany, Sweden
The following films were screened out of competition:
English title
Original title
Director(s)
Production country
歸來 Gui lai
How to Train Your Dragon 2
United States
(opening film)
Grace of Monaco
United States, France
L'homme qu'on aimait trop
Midnight screenings
English title
Original title
Director(s)
Production country
The Salvation
?? Pyo Jeok
South Korea
Special screenings
English title
Original title
Director(s)
Production country
Les Ponts de Sarajevo
, , Leonardo di Constanzo, , , , , , , , ,
Bulgaria, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Bosnia and Herzegovina, France
Caricaturistes – Fantassins de la démocratie
Майдан Maidan
United States
??? ????? Eau argentée, Syrie autoportrait
Des hommes et de la guerre
France, Switzerland
Kazakhstan
Argentina, Brazil, France, United States
70th anniversary celebration of
English title
Original title
Director(s)
Production country
Les Gens du Monde
Out of 3,450 submissions, the following films were selected to compete for the . Italian film A passo d'uomo by Giovanni Aloi was removed from the selection because Aloi broke the regulations for the selection.
English title
Original title
Director(s)
Production country
The Administration of Glory
The Administration of Glory
Invisible Spaces
Ukhilavi Sivrtseebi
Dea Kulumbegashvili
Masahiko Sato, Takayoshi Ohara, Yutaro Seki, Masayuki Toyota and Kentaro Hirase
Simón Mesa Soto
Colombia, United Kingdom
The Last One
Sergey Pikalov
Azerbaijan
The Execution
A kivégzés
Petra Sz?cs
Hungary, Romania
Clement Tréhin-Lalanne
Les corps étrangers
Les corps étrangers
Laura Wandel
Yes We Love
Ja, vi elsker
section focuses on films made by students at film schools. The following 16 entries (14 fiction films and 2 animation films) were selected, out of more than 1,631 submissions from 320 different schools. Half of the films selected have been directed by women.
English title
Original title
Director(s)
Home Sweet Home
Home Sweet Home
Pierre Clenet, Alejandro Diaz, Romain Mazevet and Stéphane Paccolat
The Aftermath of the Inauguration of the Public Toilet at Kilometer 375
?? ??? ??? ??? ??? ?????? ?????? ?????? ??????? 375
Omar El Zohairy
Stone Cars
Stone Cars
Reinaldo Marcus Green
Last Trip Home
Last Trip Home
Han FengYu
, Singapore
A Radiant Life
Une vie radieuse
Meryll Hardt
Le Fresnoy, France
Chie Hayakawa
ENBU Seminar, Japan
Atsuko Hirayanagi
, Singapore
Inbar Horesh
Minshar for Art, School and Center, Israel
Moonless Summer
Leto bez meseca
Stefan Ivan?i?
The Bigger Picture
Daisy Jacobs
Gy?rgy Mór Kárpáti
University of Theatre and Film Arts, Hungary
Hyun Ju Kwon
, South Korea
Thunderbirds
Les Oiseaux-Tonnerre
Léa Mysius
Lievito madre
Fulvio Risuleo
Annie Silverstein
The line-up for the
was announced on 21 April at the section's website. , directed by Djinn Carrénard, and , directed by Thomas Lilti, were selected as the opening and closing films of the Semaine de la Critique section.
Feature films
English title
Original title
Director(s)
Production country
Più buio di mezzanotte
Ukraine, Netherlands
It Follows
United States
Gente de bien
N?r dyrene dr?mmer
Special Screenings
English title
Original title
Director(s)
Production country
Faire: L'amour
Hippocrate
Shorts selection
English title
Original title
Director(s)
Production country
Young Lions of Gypsy +
Jonas Carpignano
Italy, France
Goodnight Cinderella
Boa Noite Cinderela
Carlos Concei??o
The Chicken
The Chicken
Una Gunjak
Germany, Croatia
Back Alley
La Contre-allée
Cécile Ducrocq
G?elle Denis
United Kingdom
Les Fleuves m'ont Laissée Descendre où je Voulais
Les Fleuves m'ont Laissée Descendre où je Voulais
Laurie de Lassale
Petit frère
Petit frère
Rémi St-Michel
Gerardo Herrero
True Love Story
A Blue Room
Un chambre bleue, Niebieski pokój
Tomasz Siwinski
France, Poland
The line-up for the
was announced on 22 April. , directed by Céline Sciamma, and , directed by Matthew Warchus, were selected as the opening and closing films of the Directors' Fortnight section.
Feature films
English title
Original title
Director(s)
Production country
Bande de filles
Belgium, France
Catch Me Daddy
United Kingdom
Cold in July
United States
Mange tes morts
Les combattants
Gett: Le procès de Viviane Amsalem
Israel, France, Germany
??? ?? Moo-Deom-Kka-Ji Gan-Da
South Korea
National Gallery
United States, France
At Li Layla
Queen and Country
United Kingdom, Ireland
Argentina, France, Germany
かぐや姫の物語 Kaguya-hime no Monogatari
These Final Hours
Tu dors Nicole
United States
United Kingdom
Special screenings
English title
Original title
Director(s)
Production country
P'tit Quinquin
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
United States
Shorts selection
English title
Original title
Director(s)
Production country
Frank Ternier
The Revolution Hunter
A Ca?a Revolu??es
Margarida Rego
Cambodia 2099
Cambodia 2099
Jenna Hass
Switzerland
Aga Woszczyńska
Guy Moquet
Guy M?quet
Demis Herenger
Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre
Man on the Chair
Dahee Jeong
South Korea
Heartless +
Sem Cora??o
Nara Normande, Ti?o
Elmar Imanov, Engin Kundag
Azerbaijan
It Can Pass Through the Wall
Trece ?i prin perete
The line-up for the Cannes Classics section was announced on 4 April 2014. Italian actress
was announced as the guest of honour.
Restorations
English title
Original title
Director(s)
Production country
Matrimonio all'italiana
Italy, France
(1964) (closing film)
Per un pugno di dollari
Italy, Spain, West Germany
West Germany, France, United Kingdom, United States
Regards sur une revolution: Comment Yukong dépla?a les montagnes
青春残酷物語 Seishun zankoku monogatari
Les croix de bois
United Kingdom
Italy, West Germany
Le dernier métro
龍門客棧 Long men kezhan
Le jour se lève
Sayat Nova
Soviet Union
France, Canada
La vie de ch?teau
United Kingdom
Les violons du bal
Tsisperi mtebi anu daujerebeli ambavi
Georgia, Soviet Union
United States
東京オリンピック Tōkyō Orinpikku
Italy, France
Documentaries
English title
Original title
Director(s)
Production country
United States
The full jury for the Main Competition was announced on 28 April 2014:
, Jury President
The main competition jury.
, New Zealand film director (President)
, French actress
, American film director
, Iranian actress
, South Korean actress
, American actor
, Mexican actor and film director
, Chinese film director
, Danish film director
The full jury for the Un Certain Regard section was announced on 11 May 2014:
, Argentine film director (President)
Peter Becker, President of the
, Norwegian-Swedish actress
, French actress
, Senegalese film director
, Iranian film director (President)
, Brazilian film director
, French film director
, Norwegian film director
, Chadian film director
, French actress and director (President)
, French actor
Gilles Gaillard, French technician
Sophie Grassin, French journalist and film critic
, French film director
Lisa Nesselson, American journalist and film critic
, Belgian film director
Nespresso Grand Prize
, English film director (President)
Daniela Michele, Mexican film journalist and Founding Director of the
Fernando Ganzo, Spanish film journalist
Jordan Mintzer, American film critic
Jonathan Romney, English film critic
Sony CineAlta Discovery Award for Short Film
, French film director (President)
Tine Fischer, Danish founder and director of the
Abi Sakamoto, Japanese head of cinema at the French Institute of Japan
Benny Dreschel, German film producer
Pablo Giorgelli, Argentine film director
France 4 Visionary Award
, French film director (President)
Louise Riousse, French film critic
Sergio Huidobro, Mexican film critic
Andrei Rus, Romanian film critic
Guido Segal, Argentine film critic
, Canadian writer and film director (President)
Anna Margarita Albelo, Cuban-American film director
Jo?o Ferreira, Portuguese artistic director and programmer of the
Charlotte Lipinska, French journalist and actress
Ricky Mastro, Brazilian film festival programmer of Recifest
became the first Turkish film to win the
won in 1982. Director Nuri Bilge Ceylan called the win "a great surprise for me" and dedicated the win to the youth of Turkey as the country undergoes political turmoil and to the victims of the . Prior to the start of Cannes, Winter Sleep was considered the favorite to win the Palme d'Or, but when it was shown it met with mixed critical reaction. Some found it to be too long (at 3 hours 16 minutes, it was the longest film at the festival) and difficult to finish, while others called it a great revelation. The jury, however, loved the film. Jury president
said "If I had the guts to be as honest about his characters as this director is, I'd be very proud of myself."
Winter Sleep is the story of Mr. Aydin (played by ), a former actor who now runs mountaintop hotel, and his failing marriage. Aydin sees himself as the region's kind ruler, intervening in the business of the towns people below the mountain. In reality, almost everyone, including his wife, dislikes Aydin. He has a pompous column in the local newspaper and is writing a book on history of the Turkish theatre. When the slow season approaches the guests depart, the fighting between Aydin, his wife, his sister who lives with him, and the village people begins. Conversations dominate the film as the inner workings of the characters are slowly revealed.
The runner-up Grand Prix award went to the
won the best actress prize or her portrayal of a demented Hollywood diva in .
took the best actor prize for his portrayal of a marine painter in .
was named as best director for his work on . The Jury Prize was split between the comedy
and the drama .
In Competition
Un Certain Regard
Un Certain Regard Award –
Un Certain Regard Jury Prize –
Un Certain Regard Special Prize –
Un Certain Regard Ensemble Prize – The cast of
Un Certain Regard Award for Best Actor –
Cinéfondation
First Prize – Skunk by Annie Silverstein
Second Prize – Oh Lucy! by Atsuko Hirayanagi
Third Prize – Sourdough by Fulvio Risuleo and The Bigger Picture by Daisy Jacobs
Golden Camera
Short Films
– Leidi by Simón Mesa Soto
Special Mention:
A?ssa by Clément Trehin-Lalanne
Yes We Love by
Directors' Fortnight
Art Cinema Award –
SACD Prize –
Europa Cinemas Label Award –
Illy Prize for Short Film – Heartless by Nara Normande and Ti?o
Special Mention – It Can Pass Through the Wall by Radu Jude
International Critics' Week
Nespresso Grand Prize –
SACD Award –
Sony CineAlta Discovery Award for Short Film – Young Lions of Gypsy by Jonas Carpignano
Canal+ Award – Crocodile by G?elle Denis
Gan Foundation Support for Distribution Award –
FIPRESCI Prize
In Competition –
Un Certain Regard –
Parallel Sections –
(Director's Fortnight)
Ecumenical Jury
Commendations:
Queer Palm Jury
Palm Dog Jury
– the canine cast of
Prix Fran?ois Chalais
Vulcan Award of the Technical Artist
(cinematography)
Cannes Soundtrack Award
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For other places named Montpellier or Montpelier, see .
Montpellier
Montpellier
Coordinates: :
Montpellier
Government
 o Mayor ()
Philippe Saurel
56.88 km2 (21.96 sq mi)
Population (2011)2
 o Rank
 o Density
4,700/km2 (12,000/sq mi)
/Postal code
/ 3, 3
7–118 m (23–387 ft)
(avg. 27 m or 89 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers & 1 km? (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 : residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.
Montpellier (French pronunciation: ; : Montpelhièr ) is a city in . It is the capital of the
, as well as the
. Montpellier is , and is also the fastest growing city in the country over the past 25 years. Nearly one third of the population is made of students from the multiple universities in the city.
Located on the south coast of France on the , it is the third-largest French city on the Mediterranean coast after
Montpellier is one of the few large cities in France without any Roman heritage and also one of the few cities in southern France without a
foundation.
In the , the nearby episcopal town of
was the major settlement in the area, but raids by
encouraged settlement a little further inland. Montpellier, first mentioned in a document of 985, was founded under a local
dynasty, the Guilhem, who combined two hamlets and built a castle and walls around the united settlement. The two surviving towers of the city walls, the Tour des Pins and the Tour de la Babotte, were built later, around the year 1200. Montpellier came to prominence in the 12th century—as a trading centre, with trading links across the Mediterranean world, and a rich Jewish cultural life that flourished within traditions of tolerance of , Jews and —and later of its Protestants.
gave freedom for all to teach medicine in Montpellier in 1180. The city's faculties of law and medicine were established in 1220 by Cardinal , legate of Pope Honorius III; the medicine faculty has, over the centuries, been one of the major centres for the teaching of medicine in Europe. This era marked the high point of Montpellier's prominence. The city became a possession of the
in 1204 by the marriage of
with , who was given the city and its dependencies as part of her . Montpellier gained a charter in 1204 when Peter and Marie confirmed the city's traditional freedoms and granted the city the right to choose twelve governing consuls annually. Under the Kings of Aragon, Montpellier became a very important city, a major economic centre and the primary centre for the spice trade in the Kingdom of France. It was the second or third most important city of France at that time, with some 40 000 inhabitants before the . Montpellier remained a possession of the crown of Aragon until it passed to , who sold the city to the French king
in 1349, to raise funds for his ongoing struggle with . In the 14th century, Pope Urban VIII gave Montpellier a new monastery dedicated to , noteworthy for the very unusual porch of its chapel, supported by two high, somewhat rocket-like towers. With its importance steadily increasing, the city finally gained a bishop, who moved from
in 1536, and the huge monastery chapel became a cathedral. In 1432,
established himself in the city and it became an important economic centre, until 1481 when
overshadowed it in this role.
At the time of the
in the 16th century, many of the inhabitants of Montpellier became Protestants (or
as they were known in France) and the city became a stronghold of Protestant resistance to the Catholic French crown. In 1622, King
besieged the city which surrendered after a rude two months siege (), afterwards building the
to secure it.
made Montpellier capital of , and the town started to embellish itself, by building the , the Esplanade and a large number of houses in the historic centre. After the , the city became the capital of the much smaller .
Rue Foch with its typical 19th-century architecture.
During the 19th century the city developed into an industrial centre. In the 1960s, its population grew dramatically after French settlers in
were resettled in the city following . In the 1980s and 1990s, the city drew attention with a number of major redevelopment projects, such as the
and especially the .
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Montpellier seen from Spot satellite
The city is situated on hilly ground 10 km (6 mi) inland from the Mediterranean coast on the . The name of the city, which was originally Monspessulanus, is said to have stood for mont pelé (the naked hill, because the vegetation was poor), or le mont de la colline (the mount of the hill)
Montpellier is located 170 km (106 mi) from , 242 km (150 mi) from . It is at a distance of 748 km (465 mi) from the capital of France, Paris.
Montpellier's highest point is the Place du Peyrou, at an altitude of 57 m (187 ft). The city is built on two hills, Montpellier and Montpelliéret, thus some of its streets have great differences of altitude. Some of its streets are also very narrow and old, which gives it a more intimate feel.
Montpellier has a
( Csa), with mild, damp winters, and hot, rather dry summers. The monthly mean ranges from 7.1 °C (44.8 °F) in January to 23.4 °C (74.1 °F) in July. Precipitation is around 660 millimetres (26.0 in), and is greatest in fall and winter, but not absent in summer, either. Extreme temperatures have ranged from -17.8 °C (-0.04 °F) recorded on February 5, 1963 and up to 37.5 °C (99.5 °F) on July 17, 1990.
Climate data for Montpellier ( averages)
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Since 2001, Montpellier has been divided into seven official neighbourhoods, themselves divided into sub-neighbourhoods. Each of them possesses a neighbourhood council.
Montpellier-centre : historical centre (?cusson), Comédie, Gares, Faubourg Boutonnet, Saint-Charles, Faubourg Saint-Jaume, Peyrou, Les Arceaux, Figuerolles, Faubourg du Courreau, Gambetta, Clémenceau, Méditerranée, boulevard de Strasbourg, Le Triangle, Polygone, Antigone, Nouveau-Monde, Parc à Ballons, Les Aubes, Les Beaux-Arts, Saint-Lazare.
Croix-d'Argent : avenue de Toulouse, Croix d'Argent, Mas Drevon, Tastavin, Lemasson, Garosud, Mas de Bagnères, Mas Nouguier, les Sabines, Lepic, Pas du Loup, Estanove, les Bouisses, Val-de-Crozes, Bagatelle.
Les Cévennes : Les Cévennes, Alco, Le Petit Bard, Pergola, Saint-Clément, Clémentville, Las Rebès, La Chamberte, La Martelle, Montpellier-Village, Les Grisettes, Les Grèzes.
Mosson : La Mosson, Celleneuve, La Paillade, les Hauts-de-Massane, Le Grand-Mail, Les Tritons.
H?pitaux-Facultés : Malbosc, Saint-Priest, Euromédecine, Zolad, Plan des 4 Seigneurs, H?pitaux, IUT, Père Soulas, Universités, Vert-Bois, Hauts de Boutonnet, Aiguelongue, Justice, Parc zoologique de Lunaret, Agropolis.
Port-Marianne : La Pompignane, Richter, Millénaire, Jacques Coeur, Consuls de Mer, Grammont, Odysseum, Montaubérou, La Méjanelle, La Mogère.
Prés d'Arènes : Les Prés d'Arènes, Avenue de Palavas, La Rauze, Tournezy, Saint-Martin, Les Aiguerelles, Pont-Trinquat, Cité Mion.
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The whole metropolitan area had a population of 510,400 in 2006. In 2011, the estimated population of the metropolitan area was 561,326.
For most of its history, and even today, Montpellier is known for its significant Spanish population, heritage and influence.
The arms of Montpellier are  :
Azure, a madonna proper, vested gules and azure, sitting on an antique throne Or, holding a Baby Jesus proper vested azure, in chief the uncial letters A and M, and in base on an inescutcheon argent a torteau (gules).
The virgin is "Notre Dame des Tables", named for the money changing tables at the . The A and M are for "Ave Maria". The
is the arms of the
(Guilhem).
Tour de la Babote.
Saint Clément Aqueduct.
The main focus point of the city is the , with the Opera Comédie built in 1888.
In the historic centre, a significant number of
can be found. The majority of the buildings of the historic centre of Montpellier (the Ecusson) have medieval roots and were modified between the 16th and the 18th centuries. Some buildings, along Rue Foch and the Place de la Comédie, were built in the 19th century.
The Rue du Bras de Fer (Iron Arm Street) is very typical of the medieval Montpellier.
The mikve, ritual Jewish bath, dates back to the 12th century and is one of very few in Europe.
The —oldest
in France, founded in 1593
The , an tropical rain forest greenhouse
The 14th-century
built at the end of the 17th century, and the Place Royal du Peyrou built in the 17th century, are the highest point of the Ecusson.
The Tour des Pins, the only remaining of 25 towers of the city medieval walls, built around 1200.
The Tour de la Babotte, a medieval tower which was modified in the 18th century to welcome an observatory.
The , built in the 18th century.
and other housing projects have been designed by the architect
from , Spain
A , so-called , built by wealthy merchants surround the city
is one of the oldest in the world, founded in 1160, and having been granted a charter in 1220 by Cardinal
and confirmed by
of 1289. It was suppressed during the
but was re-established in 1896.
It is not known exactly at what date the schools of literature were founded which developed into the Montpel it may be that they were a direct continuation of the Gallo-Roman schools. The school of law was founded by , a doctor from , who came to Montpellier in 1160, taught there during two different periods, and died there in 1192. The school of medicine was founded perhaps by a graduate of the Muslim S it is certain that, as early as 1137, there were excellent physicians at Montpellier. The statutes given in 1220 by Cardinal Conrad, legate of , which were completed in 1240 by Pierre de Conques, placed this school under the direction of the .
issued a Bull in 1289, combining all the schools into a university, which was placed under the direction of the bishop, but which in fact enjoyed a large measure of autonomy.
Theology was at first taught in the convents, in which , , and the Dominican
lectured. Two letters of King John prove that a faculty of theology existed at Montpellier independently of the convents, in January 1350. By a Bull of 17 December 1421,
granted canonical institution to this faculty and united it closely with the faculty of law. In the 16th century the faculty of theology disappeared for a time, when , in the reign of , held complete possession of the city. It resumed its functions after
had reestablished the royal power at Montpellier in 1622; but the rivalries of
interfered seriously with the prosperity of the faculty, which disappeared at the Revolution. The faculty numbered among its illustrious pupils of law , who spent four years at Montpellier, and among its lecturers , chancellor to , , afterwards pope under the name of Urban V, and , antipope as Benedict XIII. But after the 15th century this faculty fell into decay, as did also the faculty of arts, although for a time, under , the latter faculty had among its lecturers Casaubon.
The Montpellier school of medicine owed its success to the ruling of the Guilhems, lords of the town, by which any licensed physician there was no fixed limit to the number of teachers, lectures were multiplied, and there was a great wealth of teaching.
took his medical degrees at Montpellier. It was in this school that the biological theory of , elaborated by
(), had its origin. The French Revolution did not interrupt the existence of the faculty of medicine.
The faculties of science and of letters were re-established in 1810; that of law in 1880. It was on the occasion of the sixth centenary of the university, celebrated in 1889, that the Government of France announced its intention—which has since been realized—of reorganizing the provincial universities in France.
Main article:
: medicine, pharmacy, law, sport, business
: sciences
: arts, languages and social sciences
These three universities are currently forming a PRES (a university consortium), which is planned to soon become a single university: the University of Southern France, Montpellier.
National Superior Architecture School of Montpellier(ENSAM)
: chemistry
: agronomy
: private institution of higher education in general Computer Science
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Line 1 of the tramway network, at the
Montpellier is served by railway, including
highspeed trains. Montpellier's main railway station is . There are plans to construct a
and Montpellier with the .
Montpellier tramway map
is located in the area of Fréjorgues, in the town of , southeast of Montpellier.
(TaM) manages the city's public transportation, including its 56-kilometre (35 mi)
consisting of four lines and several parking facilities. Line 1 runs from Mosson in the west to Odysseum in the east. Line 2 runs from Jacou in the northeast to St. Jean-de-Vedas in the southwest. Line 3 and Line 4 opened in April 2012. Line 3, which is 22.4-kilometre (13.9 mi) long, links Juvignac and Perols with a branch to Lattes and serves 32 stations. Line 4 circles the center and serves as a connector line between the various arms of tram system. They intersect at Gare St. Roch station, Rives du Lez and Corum.
The TaM also manages the large
scheme , started in June 2007, comprising 1200 bicycles and 50 stations.
Montpellier was the finish of Stage 11 and the departure of Stage 12 in the . The city is home to a variety of professional sports teams:
formerly at the
and now at the . In the
season, the team made it to the Top 14 Final against the Stade Toulousain.
at the . MHSC became
on May 20, 2012.
in Elite 1 division at the
club playing in the French National League.
Montpellier Vipers of France's Division 1
Federation, play at the Patinoire de l'Agglomération de Montpellier at Odysseum
play in the National League and European Cup competitions.
is a baseball club, and competes in , a French top level baseball league.
The city is home to the
tennis tournament since 2010, and will host the .
is a summer festival of opera and other music held in Montpellier. The festival concentrates on classical music and jazz with about 150 events, including opera, concerts, films, and talks. Most of these events are free and are held in the historic
of the city or in the modern
of . Le Corum cultural and conference centre contains 3 auditoriums. The city is a center for cultural events since there are many students. Montpellier has two large concerts venues: Le Zenith Sud (7.000 seats) and L'Arena (14.000 seats).
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Sign on the Esplanade Charles de Gaulle, showing Montpellier's sister cities
Montpellier is
, United States, since 1955
, Germany, since 1961
, Greece, since 1962
, Spain since 1963
, China, since 1981
, Israel, since 1983
, Morocco since 2003
, Canada, since 2006
, Algeria, since 2009
, Brazil since 2011
, Palestine, since 2012
Montpellier was the birthplace of:
and author of the
work Ha-Eshkol.
(), pilgrim to Rome, venerated as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church
(), botanist, founder of the concept of plant families
(), lawyer and statesman, author of the
(), military leader
(), a founder of the discipline of
(), philosopher
(), philosopher
(), astronomer
(), art collector
(), painter
(), Impressionist painter
(), crime novelist
(), , pianist, composer, and
, member of the
(), Prime-Minister of Belgium
(1958- ), rally driver, 1994 .
(1975– ), famous French prankster
Other famous inhabitants include:
() was a student at the
() was a student at the
from 1561 to 1563
(), zoologist
(), fencing master, who lived in Montpellier from 1830 onwards
(), deputy director of l'Ecole d'Artillerie de Montpellier, died in Montpellier in 1863
(), mathematician
(), botanist
(), famous French resistant during WWII, studied and worked in Montpellier
(), mathematician
(1984–) handball player
() was a student at the
() was a student at the
() was a student at the
(), survivor of the sinking of the
(1966- _____), Canadian-born cartoonist, animator and author
"Montpellier" is used as the name of other towns and streets in as many as four continents. Many places in England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland carry the name Montpellier. Often they are in resort locations claiming some of the healthy attributes for which the French city was renowned in earlier centuries. The variant spelling "Montpelier" is common, and is of quite early provenance.
uses that spelling. The first example was the early 19th-century suburb of
Secondary Montpelliers/Montpeliers are also found in Australia, Canada, South Africa, and the Caribbean.
The capital of the American state of
because of the high regard held by the Americans for the French who aided their
against the . Several other American cities are also named Montpelier.
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(in French). Montpellier-agglomération.
(a major daily newspaper in the South of France): "In
stations, used 800,000 times, have been registered in Montpellier. A success, and little vandalism compared to the
in Paris."[]
AFP 19 October 2007: "Paris, Orléans and Montpellier receive the 'Bicycle Trophy 2007' for their achievement in Bike Sharing programs".
Official website
(in Spanish). (C)
(January 31, 2015). .
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