Montpellier

France Europe

Primary City: Montpellier

Primary State/Province: Occitanie

Primary Language: French

Population: 744K

GDP: $45B • GDP per capita: $61,007

GAWC Class: 12

#289

Global Rank

8.9

Power Score

Established Metro

% of Country Score

2.1%


Share

Montpellier metro area

43.61, 3.88
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Sport

Top Team

The single sporting franchise this metro is identified with.

Montpellier HSCFootball/Soccer

From The Team That Wins the City. One pick per metro across 312 metros worldwide.

Dimension Breakdown

Value and global rank across all 16 dimensions
World #1Top 5Outside top 5

Sports

Major League Teams/Venues

Rugby UnionDom. Rugby Union🥇

1× Top 14

Montpellier HR

Montpellier

Other Teams

Football/Soccer Teams2 teams

Football/SoccerFrance👑

MontpellierLevel: 2

1 title4 maj. trophies44 yrs top-flight

W Football/SoccerFrance

Montpellier HSC (women)

Montpellier

Other Men’s Teams3 teams

HandballInt'l Handball

Montpellier Handball

Montpellier

VolleyballInt'l Volleyball

Arago de Sète

Sète

VolleyballInt'l Volleyball

Montpellier Castelnau UC

Montpellier

Other Women’s Teams1 team

W BasketballInt'l W Basketball

BLMA Féminin

Lattes

Top Companies

#CompanyValuationType
1Swile$1BUnicorn

Total Market Cap: $1B across 1 companies

Source data as of June 7, 2026 (companiesmarketcap.com)

Education & Research

Top 2000 Universities4 entries
#177

University of Montpellier

Montpellier, France

#447

Institut Agro

Montpellier, France

#1004

Paul Valéry University

Montpellier, France

#1171

École nationale supérieure de chimie de Montpellier

Montpellier, France

Notable Infrastructure

Airport1 entry

Montpellier–Méditerranée Airport

Montpellier • 4 - Regional

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