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Lodève （French pronunciation: [lɔdɛv] （listen）; Occitan: Lodeva pronounced [luˈðevɔ]） is a commune in the Hérault département in the Occitanie region in southern France.
It is a sub-prefecture of the department.
The derivation of the city's name is from Gaulish Luteva, composed of lut-, swamp, mud + suffix -eva.
It might therefore translate as the muddy place or the swamp city.
This mud could be in fact this sort of clay, called argillite, which was use during ancient history to produce pottery.
Map Lodève lies where the plains rise up to the Larzac plateau, 54 km （34 mi） from Montpellier, in the valley of the Lergue river where that river is joined by the smaller Soulondre.
It is surrounded by green hills and vineyards and lies only 8 km （5.0 mi） from the large man-made Lac du Salagou.
Lodève has a mostly mediterranean climate, with the hot summers that allow plentiful viticulture.
Violent storms and torrential rain are frequently seen in late summer, leading to flooding and the muds and swamps that gave the city its name.
Lodève started as the capital of a tribe of the Volcae, the Lutevani, before becoming the Roman city Luteva （also known as Forum Neronis）.
The town was a stopping point on the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela via the Arles road.
An episcopal city until the French Revolution, it was also a centre for textile production under Louis XV and was home to one of only two royal manufactories for tapestry, the other being the one of the Gobelins in Paris.
More recently, the area was the centre of a firm resistance against the Nazi occupation during the Second World War.
Stained glass in Lodève cathedral In the vicinity: Throughout the year, the town hosts a programme of cultural and sporting events, as well as all sorts of markets.
In recent years, the Museum Art Gallery has gained national acclaim for its major ar...