Place de la Comédie

The Place de la Comédie (French pronunciation: [plas də la kɔmedi]) is square in Montpellier, Hérault in Southern France.

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 200 metres (660 ft) 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.

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.