Place de la Comédie
{{Short description|City square in Montpellier, France}}
File:Montpellier - Opéra Comédie.jpg and the Three Graces fountain on the Place de la Comédie.]]
The Place de la Comédie ({{IPA|fr|plas də la kɔmedi}}; {{langx|oc|Plaça de la Comèdia}}) is square in Montpellier, Hérault in Southern France. It is at the southeast point of the city centre, at {{Coord|43|36|31.19|N|3|52|47.63|E|type:landmark_region:FR|display=inline,title}}, 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 {{convert|200|m}} 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.
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