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Hérault

American  
[ay-roh] / eɪˈroʊ /

noun

  1. a department in S France. 2,403 sq. mi. (6,225 sq. km). Montpellier.


Hérault British  
/ ero /

noun

  1. a department of S France, in Languedoc-Roussillon region. Capital: Montpellier. Pop: 945 901 (2003 est). Area: 6224 sq km (2427 sq miles)

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Located in Montagne Noire, in the Hérault department of France, this deposit of over 400 fossils is distinguished by an exceptionally well-preserved fauna.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 9, 2024

“For us, it’s absolutely impossible to let fires burn,” said Gen. Eric Flores, the leader of the French contingent who is from the Hérault department in southern France, a region with regular wildfires.

From New York Times ● Jun. 17, 2023

Five people, in their 60s and 70s, died at five beaches in Hérault, in the south west.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2021

By late afternoon, police officers in Hérault were evacuating any beaches without life guards.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2021

In this same Department of the Hérault, the Prefect and the Councillors-General returned M. Ménard-Dorian, the Government candidate, as elected, at Lodève, over M. Leroy-Beaulieu, the distinguished political economist, by a majority of 67 votes.

From France and the Republic A Record of Things Seen and Learned in the French Provinces During the 'Centennial' Year 1889 by William Henry Hurlbert

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