Montpellier

A little bit of history...

The year 986 marked the beginnings of Montpellier when the Count of Malgueil offered an agricultural estate to Guilhem as a reward for his dedication. This domain being located between Spain and Italy, near the salt road, the Via Domitia and the port of Lattes, quickly became an important crossroads of exchanges between peoples, and gradually grew in size. In the Middle Ages, the city experienced a new boom because it was on the road to Santiago de Compostela, so it was much visited and recognized. The pilgrims as well as the Jewish and Arab doctors, driven out of Spain, pass there and even settle there often.
It is thus at this time that the famous faculty of medicine of Montpellier develops. After recovering from the epidemics of the 14th century, the city became a major commercial crossroads thanks to Jacques Coeur. The 18th century marked the major architectural changes in the city with the creation of the Place de la Comédie, the bourgeois mansions, the Peyrou promenade and the Arc de Triomphe. Today, the city is a technology park of European dimension and has a European influence that tends to become international over the years.
Since the 1990s, Montpellier has experienced very strong economic and demographic growth: one of the largest in the country. Its urban area has doubled since the early 2000s, the largest phenomenon observed in France in those years. Its living environment, its cultural life and finally its Mediterranean climate explain in large part this craze for the beautiful Montpellier !