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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)

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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

The local prefect in the southern Hérault area said the car was later found abandoned not far from the scene of the accident, and police have begun searching for the driver.

From BBC Dec. 15, 2022

Emergency services in Hérault say they tried to save 12 people drowning off beaches at Agde, La Grande-Motte, Marseillan, Serignan and Vias Seven were rescued but five died.

From BBC Sep. 15, 2021

Cantal possesses three of them, Hérault five, Burgundy two—no more, while Dauphiné reckons for itself alone up to fifteen marvels.

From Bouvard and Pécuchet A Tragi-comic Novel of Bourgeois Life by Flaubert, Gustave

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