Montbard () is a commune and subprefecture of the

Côte-d'Or Côte-d'Or (; literally, "Golden Slope") is a département in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of Northeastern France. In 2019, it had a population of 534,124.department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...

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.

History

Montbard is near the site of the

Cistercian The Cistercians, () officially the Order of Cistercians ( la, (Sacer) Ordo Cisterciensis, abbreviated as OCist or SOCist), are a Catholic religious order of monks and nuns that branched off from the Benedictines and follow the Rule of Saint ...

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 UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. The chateau was the scene of the marriage of

Anne de Bourgogne Anne of Burgundy, Duchess of Bedford (french: Anne de Bourgogne) (30 September 1404 – 13 November 1432) was a daughter of John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy (1371–1419), and his wife Margaret of Bavaria (1363–1423). Duchess of Bedford In ...

and

John of Lancaster, Duke of Bedford John of Lancaster, Duke of Bedford KG (20 June 138914 September 1435) was a medieval English prince, general and statesman who commanded England's armies in France during a critical phase of the Hundred Years' War. Bedford was the third son of ...

in 1423. It was acquired by the naturalist Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, who was born in Montbard.

Geography

Climate

Montbard has a

oceanic climate An oceanic climate, also known as a marine climate, is the humid temperate climate sub-type in Köppen classification ''Cfb'', typical of west coasts in higher middle latitudes of continents, generally featuring cool summers and mild winters ( ...

( Köppen climate classification ''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 Paris and Dijon 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 train services are operated by SNCF The Société nationale des chemins d ...

. The

Burgundy Canal The Canal de Bourgogne (English: Canal of Burgundy or Burgundy Canal) is a canal in the Burgundy historical region in east-central France. It connects the Yonne at Migennes with the Saône at Saint-Jean-de-Losne. Construction began in 1775 and wa ...

also passes through the town.

Personalities

Births

Montbard was the birthplace of: * Jean Bardin (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 Je ...

(1703–1776), lawyer, politician, author and Encyclopédiste * Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon (1707–1788), naturalist and mathematician * Louis-Jean-Marie Daubenton, (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 bourgeoisi ...

(1797–1854), historian and librarian * Eugène Guillaume (1822–1905), sculptor *

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

Communes of Côte-d'Or Subprefectures in France Burgundy {{CôteOr-geo-stub