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Montbard () is a commune and subprefecture of the Côte-d'Or department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.

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Montbard is a commune in the Côte-d’Or department of France, situated within the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. It serves as the capital of both the arrondissement of Montbard and the canton of Montbard. The town is twinned with Couvin and Ubstadt-Weiher.

The area covers 46.37 square kilometers, with an elevation above sea level recorded at 366 meters. Montbard shares borders with Savoisy, Crépand, Quincerot, and Saint-Rémy. Its postal code is 21500, and it operates in the Europe/Paris timezone.

The population is listed as 7,707, comprising 2,419 males and 2,741 females. Another source cites a population of 5,737. The official name of the locality is Montbard.

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Place details

Locality
Montbard
Region
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Country
France
Population
5,737
Timezone
Europe/Paris

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3.5 µg/m³
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5.7 µg/m³
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Key facts

French commune.name
Montbard
French commune.commune status
Subprefecture and commune
French commune.image
Montbard - Brenne - 2.jpg
French commune.caption
Brenne river
French commune.image coat of arms
Blason ville fr Montbard (Côte-d'Or).svg
French commune.arrondissement
Montbard
French commune.canton
Montbard
French commune.INSEE
21425
French commune.postal code
21500
French commune.mayor
Laurence Porte
French commune.term
2020–2026
French commune.elevation m
221
French commune.elevation min m
202
French commune.elevation max m
366
French commune.area km2
46.37
French commune.image flag
Flag of Montbard.gif

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Montbard
Country
France
Population
4788
Area
46.37
Elevation
304
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Shares border with
Planay
Official website
www.montbard.fr
Image
La Brenne a Montbard DSC 0002.JPG
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topic's main category
Category:Montbard
Commons category
Montbard
postal code
21500
twinned administrative body
Ubstadt-Weiher
category for people born here
Q8064078
category of associated people
Category:People from Montbard
associated electoral district
canton of Montbard
male population
2419
female population
2741
email address
mailto:[email protected]
phone number
+33-3-80-92-01-34
fax number
+33-3-80-89-11-99
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Encyclopedic overview

11 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Geography
  • Climate
  • Population
  • Attractions
  • Transportation
  • Personalities
  • Births
  • Deaths
  • See also
  • References

Montbard () is a commune and subprefecture of the Côte-d'Or department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.

Montbard is a small industrial town on the river Brenne. The Forges de Buffon, ironworks established by Buffon, are located in the nearby village of Buffon. There has been a cricket team in the town since 1993.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Montbard” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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