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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

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

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

From BBC • Sep. 15, 2021

They had delivered up Danton and Desmoulins, Hérault and Chaumette.

From Lectures on the French Revolution by Figgis, John Neville

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