Montbard

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Montbard
Montbard coat of arms
Montbard (France)
Montbard
region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department Côte-d'Or
Arrondissement Montbard
Canton Montbard (main town)
Community association Montbardois
Coordinates 47 ° 37 ′  N , 4 ° 20 ′  E Coordinates: 47 ° 37 ′  N , 4 ° 20 ′  E
height 202-366 m
surface 46.37 km 2
Residents 5,160 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 111 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 21500
INSEE code 21425
Website http://www.montbard.com/

View over the Brenne to Montbard

Montbard is a French municipality with 5160 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Côte-d'Or department in the region of Bourgogne Franche-Comté ; it is the administrative seat of the arrondissement of Montbard and the canton of Montbard . The city is located northwest of Dijon on the River Brenne and the Canal de Bourgogne . It is connected to the Paris – Lyon line via a TGV station . The travel time to Paris is one hour.

history

Aleth , the mother of Bernhard von Clairvaux, was born in Montbard in 1070 . In 1231 the Montbard settlement was raised to the status of a city. The dukes of the House of Burgundy stayed in the castle frequently. In 1590 Montbard was besieged by the Count of Tavannes during his fight against the Duke of Nemours .

In 1833 the Canal de Bourgogne was opened. In 1926 Montbard became a sub-prefecture by decree of Raymond Poincaré .

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2009 2016
Residents 6386 7050 7513 7707 7108 6300 5527 5334
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

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