Place de la Comédie

The Place de la Comédie is square in Montpellier, Hérault in Southern France. It is at the southeast point of the city centre, at, where the fortifications of the city were formerly located.

History

The Place became the focal point of the city when, in the mid-19th century the railway station Gare de Montpellier Saint-Roch was built some south of it. At that time, a smaller train going to the nearby beach at Palavas-les-Flots also had its point of origin on the Place.

Location

At its northeastern corner, the square continues into the Esplanade de Charles de Gaulle, a small park connecting the Place to the Corum, a large concrete and granite complex built by Claude Vasconi. At its southeastern corner it is linked to the Lycée Joffre, formerly the Citadel of Montpellier.