Montbard () is a

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and

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of the

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in the

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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.

History

Montbard is near the site of the

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Abbey of Fontenay The Abbey of Fontenay is a former Cistercian abbey located in the commune of Marmagne, near Montbard, in the département of Côte-d'Or in France. It was founded by Saint Bernard of Clairvaux in 1118, and built in the Romanesque style Romane ...

, which became a

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in 1981. The chateau was the scene of the marriage of Anne de Bourgogne and

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in 1423. It was acquired by the naturalist

Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon (; 7 September 1707 – 16 April 1788) was a French naturalist, mathematician, cosmologist, and encyclopédiste. His works influenced the next two generations of naturalists, including two prominent Fr ...

, who was born in Montbard.

Geography

Climate

Montbard has a

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(

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''Cfb''). The average annual temperature in Montbard is . The average annual rainfall is with May as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around , and lowest in January, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Montbard was on 25 July 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 20 December 2009.

Population

Attractions

Transportation

Some

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express trains between

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and

Dijon Dijon (, , ) (dated) * it, Digione * la, Diviō or * lmo, Digion is the prefecture of the Côte-d'Or department and of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in northeastern France. the commune had a population of 156,920. The earlies ...

and several regional trains stop at

Montbard station Montbard is a railway station located in Montbard, Côte-d'Or, France. The station was opened on 16 September 1867 and is located on the Paris–Marseille railway The railway from Paris to Marseille is an 862-kilometre long railway line, that ...

. The Burgundy Canal also passes through the town.

Personalities

Births

Montbard was the birthplace of: *

Jean Bardin Jean Bardin (1732–1809) was a French historical painter. Life Bardin was born at Montbard in 1732. He was a pupil of Louis-Jean-François Lagrenée and later studied at Rome. He became a popular artist in France, and was admitted into the Ac ...

(1732–1809), historical painter *

Pierre Daubenton Pierre Daubenton (10 April 1703 – 14 September 1776) was an 18th-century French lawyer, politician, author and Encyclopédiste. Life He was the son of Jean Daubenton (1669–1736) and Marie Pichenot (* ca. 1680). The naturalist Louis J ...

(1703–1776), lawyer, politician, author and Encyclopédiste *

(1707–1788), naturalist and mathematician *

Louis-Jean-Marie Daubenton Louis Jean-Marie Daubenton (29 May 1716 – 1 January 1800) was a French naturalist and contributor to the ''Encyclopédie ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers''. Biography Daubenton was born at Montbard, Côte-d' ...

, (1716–1800), naturalist and collaborator of Buffon *

Benjamin Guérard Benjamin Guérard, (15 March 1797 – 10 March 1854) was a 19th-century French librarian and historian, especially known for his edition of cartularies of abbeys of the Carolingian period. Biography Born in a family of Burgundian bourgeois ...

(1797–1854), historian and librarian *

Eugène Guillaume Eugene is a common male given name that comes from the Greek εὐγενής (''eugenēs''), "noble", literally "well-born", from εὖ (''eu''), "well" and γένος (''genos''), "race, stock, kin".George Montbard George Montbard,Notice d'autorité p ...

(1841–1905), caricaturist and author

Deaths

Jean-Andoche Junot Jean-Andoche Junot, 1st Duke of Abrantes (24 September 1771 – 29 July 1813) was a French military officer during the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. Biography Early life Junot was born in Bussy-le-Grand, Côte-d'Or, so ...

(1771–1813), general during the First French Empire, committed suicide in Montbard * Pierre Daubenton (see births)

References

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