[One place, a lot of people. The apothecary companions in Montpellier between 1574 and 1654].

Since Middle Age, a lot of apothecary students come in Montpellier for working with apothecary masters and for hearing the physician's lessons. After 1574 each companion put on a register his name and surname, birth town, arrival date, the shop where he is working and the names of examiners before admission. They arrive from all the French countries and also European one. Between 1574 and 1654 the stream of students depends of the local history and specially of the religious disputes.