Hérault
Hérault (; oc, Erau, ) is a department of the region of Occitania, Southern France. Named after the Hérault River, its prefecture is Montpellier. It had a population of 1,175,623 in 2019.department in
Occitanie Occitanie may refer to:
*Occitania, a region in southern France called ''Occitanie'' in French
*Occitania (administrative region)
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in southern
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Vic-Mireval station
Vic-Mireval station (French: ''Gare de Vic-Mireval'') is a railway station in Mireval, Occitanie Occitanie may refer to:
*Occitania, a region in southern France called ''Occitanie'' in French
*Occitania (administrative region)
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has rail connections to Narbonne, Montpellier and Avignon.
It is famous for its
muscat
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wine, the ''Muscat de Mireval'', about which François Rabelais wrote at the beginning of the 16th century.
Population
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Communes of the Hérault department
The following is a list of the 342 communes of the Hérault department of France.
The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Hérault
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