Département Hérault

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Département Hérault

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Also known as Erau

französisches Département in der Region Okzitanien

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Hérault is a department (administrative division) located in the Occitania region of Southern France, with its main city being Montpellier. With over 1.2 million residents as of 2023, it is a significant population center in the south of the country and takes its name from the Hérault River.

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Settlement.name: Hérault
Settlement.native_name_lang: fr
Settlement.type: Department of France
Settlement.image_caption: From top down, left to right: Mediterranean coast, Place de la Comédie in Montpellier, Béziers and Liausson's view of Salagou Lake
Settlement.image_flag: Drapeau culturel fr département Hérault.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Blason département fr Hérault.svg
Settlement.image_map: Hérault-Position.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Hérault in France
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: France
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Occitanie
Settlement.seat_type: Prefecture
Settlement.seat: Montpellier
Settlement.parts_type: Subprefectures
Settlement.parts_style: para
Settlement.p1: BéziersLodève
Settlement.leader_party: PS

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Instance of: department of France
Named after: Hérault
Official name: Hérault
Country: France
Located in: Languedoc-Roussillon
Contains: Murles
Capital: Montpellier
Population: 1230289
Area: 6224
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Body of water: Gulf of Lion
Shares border with: Tarn
Official website: www.herault.fr
Image: Prefecture of Montpellier.jpg

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Commons category: Hérault
inception: 1790-03-04
Commons gallery: Hérault
category for people born here: Category:Births in Hérault
category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Hérault
category of associated people: Category:People from Hérault
annual number of weddings: 4026
described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
social media followers: 3896
native label: Hérault
number of viewers/listeners: 2589717
topic's main category: Category:Hérault

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Das Département Hérault [eˈʀo] (okz.: Erau eˈʀau) ist das französische Département mit der Ordnungsnummer 34. Es liegt im Süden des Landes in der Region Okzitanien und wurde nach dem Fluss Hérault benannt. Die Hauptstadt ist Montpellier.

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