Hérault 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.
Image: Crique de l'Anau, Sète, Hérault 01
Image: Rich buildingstyles at Montpellier centre panoramio
Image: Béziers Vue du Pont vieux et de la cathédrale depuis l'Orb
Image: Presqu'île du Rouens, Clermont l'Hérault 02
Occitania (administrative region)
Occitania is the southernmost administrative region of metropolitan France excluding Corsica, created on 1 January 2016 from the former regions of Languedoc-Roussillon and Midi-Pyrénées. The Council of State approved Occitania as the new name of the region on 28 September 2016, coming into effect on 30 September 2016.
A view of Artigues in the Pyrenees
Toulouse, Occitania's prefecture and largest city
The Pont du Gard from the Roman Era, one of Occitanie's main landmarks and tourist attractions