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The problem for large parts of the Left was that they were often sharing the same discourse as Le Pen who used the affair to warn against 'the islamicisation of France'… in a splended example of the either/or choice facing France, in which there was is a convergence of many of the discursive elements mentioned above, the Prime Minister Michel ...
The city of Montpellier in southern France has a large number of noteworthy historic hôtels particuliers (in English: mansions), in its old centre. These hôtels are listed on this page with a short description. Most of them were built during the period that Montpellier was capital of the Languedoc, under the reign of King Louis XIV.
After Antigone, more sites on this side of Montpellier were developed. The buildings consist mostly of low-income housing, public facilities and local shops. The Antigone project, on a 36-hectare plot, has been one of the largest single developments completed in France and attracted worldwide interest.
The Hôtel de Ville (French pronunciation: [otɛl də vil], City Hall) is a historic building in Montpellier, Hérault, southern France, standing on Place Georges Frêche. History [ edit ]
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In the Middle Ages, Montpellier was an important city of the Crown of Aragon (and was the birthplace of James I), and then of Majorca, before its sale to France in 1349. Established in 1220, the University of Montpellier is one of the oldest universities in the world and has the oldest medical school still in operation, with notable alumni such ...
The arrondissement of Montpellier is an arrondissement of France. It is part of the Hérault département. Its INSEE code is 343 and its capital city, and prefecture of the department, is Montpellier. It has 67 communes. [2] Its population is 733,159 (2021), and its area is 1,004.8 km 2 (388.0 sq mi). [3]
It is one of many folies (country houses) on the outskirts of Montpellier, built by wealthy merchants in the 18th century. In 1706, the grounds of la Mogère were purchased by Fulcran Limouzin, the local Secrétaire d'État à la Maison du Roi (one of the types of Secretary of State in France's Ancien Régime).