Montbard

Montbard is a commune and subprefecture of the Côte-d'Or department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. It is also the capital of the arrondissement of Montbard and of the canton of Montbard.

Montbard
Montbard and the Brenne river.
Coat of arms
Location of Montbard
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Coordinates: 47°37′25″N 4°20′16″E
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Côte-d'Or
Arrondissement	Montbard
Canton	Montbard
Intercommunality	Montbardois
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Laurence Porte[1]
Area 1	46.37 km2 (17.90 sq mi)
Population  (2014)	5,350
• Density	120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	21425 /21500
Elevation	202–366 m (663–1,201 ft) (avg. 284 m or 932 ft)
Website	www.montbard.com
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

The commune of Montbard has an area of 46.4 km² (17.9 sq mi),^[2] and its average altitude is 284 m (932 ft); at the city hall, the altitude is 211 m (692 ft).^[3]

Distance from Montbard to other cities

Dijon	Paris	Reims	Strasbourg	Lyon	Marseille	Nice
74 km (46 mi)	267 km (166 mi)	230 km (140 mi)	433 km (269 mi)	248 km (154 mi)	559 km (347 mi)	714 km (444 mi)

Montbard and its neighboring communes

The commune of Montbard is surrounded by the communes:

The city of Montbard is to the northwest of the city of Dijon, capital of the department, and in the valley of the Brenne river.

Climate

The climate of Montbard is Marine West Coast Climate (Köppen climate classification: Cfb), with mild winters and warm summers.

Population

The inhabitants of Montbard are known, in French, as Montbardois (women: Montbardoises).^[4]

With a population of 5,350,^[5] Montbard has a population density of 115 inhabitants/km².

Evolution of the population in Montbard

Administration

Montbard is a subprefecture of the Côte-d'Or department since 1926. It is also the capital of the arrondissement of Montbard and the administrative centre (French: chef-lieu) of the canton of Montbard formed by 57 communes, with 18,764 inhabitants (2014).^[6]

Twin towns

Montbard is twinned with:^[7]

• Couvin, Belgium
• Ubstadt-Weiher, Germany
• Gattinara, Italy

Gallery

• 
  View of Montbard.
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  Montbard and the Brenne river.
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  Town hall of Montbard.
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  The St-Urse church.

Related pages

• Arrondissement of Montbard
• Communes of the Côte-d'Or department

References

1. "Conseil municipal" (in French). Mairie de Montbard. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
2. "Commune de Montbard (21425)". Comparateur de territoire (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
3. "City of Montbard". Map-France.com. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
4. "Côte-d'Or" (in French). habitants.fr. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
5. "Régions, départements, arrondissements, cantons et communes" (PDF). Populations légales 2014 (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
6. "Commune de Montbard (21425)". Géographie administrative et d’étude (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
7. "Jumelages" (in French). Mairie de Montbard. Retrieved 7 June 2017.

Other websites

• Mairie de Montbard - Official site (in French)
• Departmental Council of Côte d'Or Archived 2018-06-10 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
• Prefecture official website Archived 2006-02-18 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
• Office de tourisme du Montbardois (in French)