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Hérault

American  
[ey-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)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

"Wednesday 15 September will remain a black day for the Hérault coast," wrote local newspaper local newspaper Midi Libre.

From BBC Sep. 15, 2021

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

From BBC Sep. 15, 2021

Jean Hérault de Gourville stood to La Rochefoucauld in something like the relation which Guy Joly bore to Retz, but was far more fortunate.

From A Short History of French Literature by George Saintsbury

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