Montbard

Montbard

Montbard
Montbard is located in France
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Montbard
Administration
Country France
Region Burgundy
Department Côte-d'Or
Arrondissement Montbard
Canton Montbard
Mayor Christelle Silvestre
(2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation 202–366 m (663–1,201 ft)
(avg. 221 m/725 ft)
Land area1 46.37 km2 (17.90 sq mi)
Population2 5,554  (2008)
 - Density 120 /km2 (310 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 21425/ 21500
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Coordinates: 47°37′25″N 4°20′16″E / 47.6236111111°N 4.33777777778°E / 47.6236111111; 4.33777777778

Montbard is a commune and subprefecture of the Côte-d'Or department in the Bourgogne 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.

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History

Montbard is near the site of Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay, which became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981.

The Château was the scene of the marriage of Anne de Bourgogne and John of Lancaster, Duke of Bedford in 1423. It was acquired by the naturalist Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon.

Population

Historical population of Montbard
1793 1800 1806 1821 1836 1841 1846 1851 1856
2316 2118 2061 1875 2123 2215 2315 2697 2428
1866 1872 1876 1881 1886 1891 1896 1901 1906
2713 2628 2653 2607 2571 2509 2653 2632 3824
1921 1926 1931 1936 1946 1954 1962 1968 1975
4863 4193 4423 4097 4455 4871 6386 7050 7513
1990 1999 2008
7108 6300 5554

Transportation

Some TGV express trains between Paris and Dijon stop at Montbard.

The Burgundy Canal also passes through the town.

Personalities

Montbard was the birthplace of:

  • Jean Bardin (1732-1809), historical painter
  • Buffon (1707-1788), naturalist and mathematician
  • Daubenton, (1716-1800), naturalist and collaborator of Buffon
  • Eugène Guillaume (1822-1905), sculptor

Deaths

Jean-Andoche Junot (1771-1813), general during the First French Empire, committed suicide in Montbard

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