Editing Lodève (section)

==History==
Lodève started as the capital of a tribe of the [[Volcae#Volcae of Gaul|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. From the 5th century until the [[French Revolution]], it was the seat of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Lodève|Bishops of Lodève]].<ref>{{cite CE1913|wstitle=Diocese of Montpellier}}</ref> It was also a centre for textile production under [[Louis XV of France|Louis XV]] and was home to one of only two royal manufactories for tapestry, the other being the [[Gobelins manufactory|Gobelins]] in [[Paris]]{{citation needed|date=September 2020}}.

More recently, the area was the centre of a firm resistance against the [[Nazism|Nazi]] occupation during the [[Second World War]]{{citation needed|date=September 2020}}.