Montaud, Hérault

Montaud
Location of Montaud
Montaud
Montaud
Coordinates: 43°45′07″N 3°57′23″E / 43.7519°N 3.9564°E / 43.7519; 3.9564
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentHérault
ArrondissementMontpellier
CantonLe Crès
IntercommunalityMontpellier Méditerranée Métropole
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Joël Raymond
Area
1
12.92 km2 (4.99 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
1,024
  Density79/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
34164 /34160
Elevation51–210 m (167–689 ft)
(avg. 110 m or 360 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Montaud (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃to]; Occitan: Montaut) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.

Montaud is a mountain village with a dozen hamlets. It contains a school, a city hall, a church, and a few farms. Most inhabitants of Montaud work in nearby Montpellier, many as researchers, teachers, engineers and technicians.