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Montpellier

The city of Montpellier (Montpellier Agglomération) is located in the département of the Hérault, part of the Languedoc Roussillon region. The city has a population of 412,891. Tourism, hotels and the catering industry accounts for much of the city’s growth. However, the service sector also plays an important role in the economy of the city. Montpellier is a major R&D centre for biomedical, life sciences and pharmaceutical industries. The three main biomedical research areas in Montpellier are AIDS, cancer and diabetes. ICT and agronomy are the other two important drivers of the city’s growth. The Communauté d’Agglomération called ‘Montpellier Agglomération’ is composed of 38 municipalities that take joint decisions on issues of urban management such as public transport and other sustainable development initiatives. The mayors of the communes elect a President who heads the public organisation. Montpellier is part of a larger urban zone (LUZ) of 459,916 inhabitants that covers an area of 1522 km2, and is based on the French concept of ‘aire urbaine’. Please note that data for French cities are based on Eurostat estimations, pending the the results of the 2009 census.

CITY AND LUZ LEVEL
CITYQUINTILES
Comparison with UA cities		LUZ
LowHigh
INDICATORSYEARSCORE5th4th3rd2nd1stCASES YEARSCORERatio City:LUZ
DEMOGRAPHY  
    
Total resident population2004447,467
342   
Total annual population change over 5 yrs.20042%
247   
Percentage of households that are 1-person households200139%
297   
Percentage of households that are lone-parent households20016%
273   
Average size of households  
    
SOCIAL ASPECTS  
    
Average price per m2 for an apartment  
    
Average price per m2 for a house  
    
Percentage of households living in owned dwellings200145%
305   
Percentage of households living in social housing200111%
192   
Average living area in m2 per person200137
229   
Number of recorded crimes per 1,000 population2001125.43
250   
ECONOMIC ASPECTS  
    
Unemployment rate200118%
308   
Unemployment rate - female200118%
307   
Employment rate200151%
273   
Activity rate200163%
307   
GDP per head (€)2001€20,346
296   
Median disposable annual household income(€)  
    
Percentage of households receiving less than half of the national average household income200117%
118   
CIVIC INVOLVEMENT  
    
Percentage of registered electorate voting in city elections200161%
233   
TRAINING AND EDUCATION  
    
No. of children aged 0-4 in day care per 1,000 children 0-42001166
234   
% of working age population with only primary education  
    
% of working age population with tertiary education  
    
ENVIRONMENT  
    
Summer Smog: No. of days ozone (O3) exceeds 120µg/m3200431
212   
Number of days PM10 concentrations exceed 50 µg/m320046
235   
Amount of solid waste collected (domestic and commercial) - tonnes per capita per annum  
    
Percentage of solid waste processed by landfill199693%
36   
Green space to which the public has access (m2 per capita)  
    
Population density (residents per km2)2001699
272   
TRANSPORT AND TRAVEL  
    
Percentage of journeys to work by car  
    
Average time of journey to work (mins.)  
    

SUB CITY LEVEL
23 SUB-CITY DISTRICTSAverage Population: 17952Comparison of Sub-City Districts
INDICATORSYEARLOWESTCITY SCOREHIGHESTRATIO Lowest:Highest
DEMOGRAPHY     
Percentage of total population aged 0-420013%5%7%1:2.45
Percentage of households that are 1-person households200117%39%55%1:3.33
Percentage of households that are lone-parent households20015%6%9%1:1.97
Percentage of households that are lone-pensioner households20014%9%15%1:3.30
Average size of households     
SOCIAL ASPECTS     
Proportion of dwellings lacking basic amenities20012%3%4%1:1.84
ECONOMIC ASPECTS     
Unemployment rate200110%18%27%1:2.69
Percentage of unemployed who are under age 25200110%16%16%1:1.65
TRAINING AND EDUCATION     
% of working age population with only primary education     
% of working age population with secondary education     
% of working age population with tertiary education     
ENVIRONMENT     
Population density (residents per km2)200117269912,3531:71.91