Montpelier
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Montpelier or Montpellier is the name of several places:
in Canada:
in France:
in Ireland:
in Jamaica:
in the United Kingdom
in the United States:
Montpelier is also the name of several vessels of the United States Navy:
Montpellier is also the name of several sports clubs in France:
in Canada:
- Montpellier, QuebecMontpellier, QuebecMontpellier is a town and municipality in the Papineau Regional County Municipality in the Outaouais region of Quebec, Canada. The town is located northwest of Papineauville.The municipality includes the settlements of Montpellier and Lac-Schryer...
- Montpellier (AMT)Montpellier (AMT)Montpellier is a commuter rail station on the AMT Deux-Montagnes Line in the Greater Montreal, Quebec, Canada area.-Origin of name:Prior to the modernization of the Deux-Montagnes Line, between 1993 and 1995, the station was called Vertu because of its location on Côte-Vertu Boulevard...
, a train station in Montreal, Canada
in France:
- MontpellierMontpellier-Neighbourhoods:Since 2001, Montpellier has been divided into seven official neighbourhoods, themselves divided into sub-neighbourhoods. Each of them possesses a neighbourhood council....
, a city in southern France- The University of MontpellierUniversity of MontpellierThe University of Montpellier was a French university in Montpellier in the Languedoc-Roussillon région of the south of France. Its present-day successor universities are the University of Montpellier 1, Montpellier 2 University and Paul Valéry University, Montpellier III.-History:The university...
- The University of Montpellier
in Ireland:
- Montpelier, a town in northeast County LimerickCounty LimerickIt is thought that humans had established themselves in the Lough Gur area of the county as early as 3000 BC, while megalithic remains found at Duntryleague date back further to 3500 BC...
, across the River Shannon from O'Briensbridge - Montpelier, a hill in the Dublin Mountains, County Dublin, location of the Irish Hellfire Club
- Montpelier, a suburb in County DublinCounty DublinCounty Dublin is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Dublin Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the city of Dublin which is the capital of Ireland. County Dublin was one of the first of the parts of Ireland to be shired by King John of England following the...
in Jamaica:
- Montpelier railway station, JamaicaMontpelier railway station, JamaicaMontpelier railway station opened in 1895 and closed in 1992. It served the village of Montpelier on the Kingston to Montego Bay line and was from the Kingston terminus...
, a place on the List of National Heritage Sites in Jamaica
in the United Kingdom
- Montpelier, BrightonMontpelier, BrightonMontpelier is an inner suburban area of Brighton, part of the English city and seaside resort of Brighton and Hove. Developed together with the adjacent Clifton Hill area in the mid-19th century, it forms a high-class, architecturally cohesive residential district with "an exceptionally complete...
, an early 19th-century suburb of BrightonBrightonBrighton is the major part of the city of Brighton and Hove in East Sussex, England on the south coast of Great Britain...
, England- Montpelier Junction, the section of track outside Brighton railway stationBrighton railway stationBrighton railway station is the principal railway station in the city of Brighton and Hove, on the south coast of England. The station master is Mark Epsom...
- Montpelier Junction, the section of track outside Brighton railway station
- Montpelier, Bristol, an inner city neighbourhood in Bristol, England
- Montpelier railway stationMontpelier railway stationMontpelier railway station is located in Montpelier, Bristol, England. It is a single-platformed station, north-west of Bristol Temple Meads on the Severn Beach Line. The station is managed and the service is operated by First Great Western. It is next to Cromwell Road, Cromwell Road itself is...
, a train station in Bristol on the Severn Beach Line
- Montpelier railway station
- Montpellier, GloucestershireMontpellier, GloucestershireMontpellier is a district of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire , at the end of the Promenade south of the town centre. Originally developed in the 1830s in conjunction with the spas, it is now known for its bars, cafés, restaurants and range of specialist shops...
, a district of Cheltenham, England - the Montpellier Quarter in HarrogateHarrogateHarrogate is a spa town in North Yorkshire, England. The town is a tourist destination and its visitor attractions include its spa waters, RHS Harlow Carr gardens, and Betty's Tea Rooms. From the town one can explore the nearby Yorkshire Dales national park. Harrogate originated in the 17th...
, England
in the United States:
- Montpelier, IdahoMontpelier, IdahoMontpelier is a city in Bear Lake County, Idaho, United States. The population was 2,785 at the 2000 census. The city is the largest community in the Bear Lake Valley, a farming region north of Bear Lake in southeastern Idaho along the Utah border...
- Montpelier, IndianaMontpelier, IndianaMontpelier is an American city in Blackford County, Indiana. This small rural community, the county’s first to be platted, was established by settlers from Vermont, and is named after Vermont’s capital city – Montpelier....
- Montpelier, IowaMontpelier, IowaMontpelier is an unincorporated community in eastern Muscatine County, Iowa, United States. Located along Iowa Highway 22, it lies on the Mississippi River above the city of Muscatine, the county seat of Muscatine County. Its elevation is 568 feet...
- Montpelier, KentuckyMontpelier, KentuckyMontpelier is an unincorporated community in Adair County, Kentucky, United States. Its elevation is 876 feet ....
- Montpelier, LouisianaMontpelier, LouisianaMontpelier is a village in St. Helena Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 214 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Statistical Area.Montpelier was the Parish Seat from 1812-1832.-Geography:...
- Montpelier, MarylandMontpelier, MarylandMontpelier, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA, is a Levitt community outside of the corporate boundaries of Laurel. Located near the Baltimore-Washington Parkway, it was built in the late 1960s...
- Montpelier Mansion (Laurel, Maryland), a U.S. National Historic Landmark
- Montpelier, MississippiMontpelier, MississippiMontpelier is an unincorporated community in Clay County, Mississippi, United States.It includes two listings on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places:*Montpelier Historic District *Turnage House...
- Montpelier, North DakotaMontpelier, North DakotaAs of the census of 2000, there were 103 people, 44 households, and 31 families residing in the town. The population density was 385.9 people per square mile . There were 45 housing units at an average density of 168.6 per square mile...
- Montpelier, OhioMontpelier, OhioMontpelier is a village in Williams County, Ohio, United States. The population was 4,320 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Montpelier is located at ....
- Montpelier, VermontMontpelier, VermontMontpelier is a city in the U.S. state of Vermont that serves as the state capital and the shire town of Washington County. As the capital of Vermont, Montpelier is the site of the Vermont State House, seat of the legislative branch of Vermont government. The population was 7,855 at the 2010...
, capital of the U.S. state of Vermont - Montpelier, Hanover County, Virginia
- Montpelier, Charles City County, VirginiaMontpelier, Charles City County, VirginiaMontpelier is an unincorporated community in Charles City County, Virginia, United States.-References:*...
- Montpelier (Orange, Virginia), another U.S. National Historic Landmark, which is the Virginia estate of James Madison, fourth President of the United States
- Montpelier (Cabin Point, Virginia), listed on the NRHP in Virginia
- Montpelier (Sperryville, Virginia), listed on the NRHP in Virginia
Montpelier is also the name of several vessels of the United States Navy:
- USS Montpelier (CL-57)USS Montpelier (CL-57)USS Montpelier was one of 26 United States Navy light cruisers completed during or shortly after World War II. She was the second US Navy ship to be named for the city of Montpelier, Vermont. Montpelier was commissioned in September 1942 and saw service in several campaigns in the Pacific...
, a Cleveland class cruiser which served in the Pacific during World War II - USS Montpelier (SSN-765)USS Montpelier (SSN-765)USS Montpelier , a , was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for Montpelier, Vermont. The contract to build her was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News, Virginia on 6 February 1987 and her keel was laid down on 19 May 1989. She was launched on...
, a Los Angeles class submarine currently in service
Montpellier is also the name of several sports clubs in France:
- Montpellier HSCMontpellier HSCMontpellier Hérault Sport Club is a French association football club based in the city of Montpellier. The club was founded in 1919 and currently plays in Ligue 1, the top level of French football. Montpellier plays its home matches at the Stade de la Mosson, located within the city...
, Montpellier Hérault Sport Club, a French football club, based in Montpellier, France - Montpellier Hérault RCMontpellier Hérault RCMontpellier Hérault Rugby Club is a professional French rugby union, based in Montpellier the capital of Languedoc-Roussillon. The club competes in the top level of the French league system, in the Top 14. They originally played at Stade Sabathé but moved to the Stade Yves-du-Manoir in 2007...
, Montpellier Hérault Rugby Club, a professional French rugby union, based in Montpellier the capital of Languedoc-RoussillonLanguedoc-RoussillonLanguedoc-Roussillon is one of the 27 regions of France. It comprises five departments, and borders the other French regions of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Rhône-Alpes, Auvergne, Midi-Pyrénées on the one side, and Spain, Andorra and the Mediterranean sea on the other side.-Geography:The region is...
See also
- Montpelier Historic District (disambiguation)
- Monspeliensis (disambiguation)
- Monspessulanus (disambiguation)