Another good phrase is Y-a-tiel quelqun qui parle anglais ici?

All things considered, things have improved for learning the language. Up until I guess the 13th century or so people in that region spoke Occitan, the language of Eleanor of Aquitaine and the minstrels, while the Northerners spoke the Langue d'oil. The Normans spoke their own version of that language. After the crusade against the Cathars in 1209, the political situation changed and Occitane declined. There are some folks there that still speak Catalan.

I like Montpelier as well although we usually get lost driving in the city. We'll be living 45 minutes from there when we move in October.

A bien tot.