Montpellier Travel Forum

I bet reading this youll want to shout out "its very safe!":-). But anyways, the other day I read a forum post about cities in southern France, where somebody from Pologne who moved to Marseille and lived there for years said he had recently moved to Montpellier and had (literally) gotten beat up 2 times. I remember one of those times was at night in the train station area or something (and then said he thought Marseille, which many people think of as dangerous, is a lot safer).

Most other people however said they never thought Montpellier was dangerous, at all. I remember a woman saying she thought Avignon scared her a bit at night or something whereas Montpellier didnt at all (but then again it isnt so much the "feeling" whether u feel its dangerous or not, but what actually happens, I guess..some people might have good some people bad experiences and draw their conclusions accordingly).

But, well..anyways, Id like to hear some input? I wouldnt really talk about this, because in my city of 100.000 in Germany somebody might get lucky and get beat up, too (though most people dont ever run into a situation like this). But reading it happened to him twice made me think a bit. However, it might have just been a random forum post..aka a troll who thought it was funny? you never know..

I several times passed through Montpellier, it has become an important rail hub because of the TGV terminal. As such, I only know this city during daylight, in suimmer, and enjoyed its sinny and colorful atmosphere. Last time, however, I read some shocking tales in the daily news column of the Montpellier newspaper, including murder and rapes. It left me with a sort of feeling that youth crime was out of proportion in this relatively small city (about the size of my hometown).
BTW: whre exactly are you from? Please give a brief introduction in the VT member page. Tks.