Map of Montpellier, France

Montpellier is a city in Occitanie, France, with a population of about 248,252. It lies at 43.6109°N, 3.8763°E. Montpellier is about 595 km (369 mi) south of Paris, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Sète, 27 km to the southwest.

Montpellier at a glance

Where is Montpellier?

• The 10th largest city in France by recorded population.
• The 2nd largest city in Occitanie on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 8 h 56 min on the shortest day to 15 h 26 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Montpellier

• Sète — 27 km southwest
• Nîmes — 46 km northeast
• Alès — 59 km north
• Arles — 61 km east
• Béziers — 61 km southwest
• Avignon — 84 km northeast
• Narbonne — 85 km southwest
• Istres — 90 km east
• Montélimar — 126 km northeast
• Perpignan — 129 km southwest

Largest cities in Occitanie

• Toulouse — 511,684
• Nîmes — 148,236
• Perpignan — 110,706
• Béziers — 74,081
• Montauban — 52,434
• Albi — 52,409
• Tarbes — 52,106
• Narbonne — 50,776
• Carcassonne — 49,600
• Castres — 47,275

Largest cities in France

• Paris — 2,138,551
• Marseille — 877,215
• Lyon — 520,774
• Toulouse — 511,684
• Nice — 342,669
• Nantes — 325,070
• Marne La Vallée — 318,325
• Strasbourg — 274,845
• Bordeaux — 265,328
• Lille — 238,695

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.