Sculpture of The Three Graces in the Place de la Comédie in Montpellier. In Montpellier is the seventh university in France (after Paris, Lyon or Lille), with about 60,000 students attending its 3 universities and colleges. Note that 17% of these students are foreign nationals, you guessed it, Montpellier is a favorite destination for Erasmus students and other scholarships, so the city has a youthful and very fresh and dynamic student. Since 2004 the historic center is restricted to pedestrians, so if I can give you good advice is this: Leave the car in one of the parking provided for the purpose on the outskirts of the city and move to transport. It will save you many jams, lack of free parking spaces and the consequences of the law that prohibits a car is parked in the same place more than 24 hours straight. Do not worry, the city has it all for you to scroll at your leisure: bus, a network of trams and trains very practical.