Montfaucon may refer to:

People

Amadeus II of Montfaucon Amadeus II of Montfaucon (1130–1195) was Count of Montbéliard and Lord of Montfaucon from 1163 until his death. He was the son of Richard II of Montfaucon and Sophie of Montbéliard, daughter of Theodoric II, Count of Montbéliard. He was ulti ...

(1130–1195), lord of Montfaucon and count of Montbéliard *

Bernard de Montfaucon Dom Bernard de Montfaucon, O.S.B. (; 13 January 1655 – 21 December 1741) was a French Benedictine monk of the Congregation of Saint Maur. He was an astute scholar who founded the discipline of palaeography, as well as being an editor of works ...

(1655–1741), French monk, early palaeographer and archaeologist *

Henry of Montfaucon Henry may refer to: People * Henry (given name) * Henry (surname) * Henry Lau, Canadian singer and musician who performs under the mononym Henry Royalty * Portuguese royalty ** King-Cardinal Henry, King of Portugal ** Henry, Count of Portuga ...

(before 1318–1367), lord of Montfaucon and count of Montbéliard * Stephen of Montfaucon (1325–1397), lord of Montfaucon and count of Montbéliard

Places

Switzerland

Montfaucon, Switzerland Montfaucon () is a municipality in the district of Franches-Montagnes in the canton of Jura in Switzerland. On 1 January 2009 the former municipality of Montfavergier merged into Montfaucon. History Montfaucon is first mentioned in 1125 as ...

, in the canton of Jura

France

Montfaucon, Aisne Montfaucon () is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Population See also *Communes of the Aisne department The following is a list of the 799 communes in the French department of Aisne. The co ...

, in the Aisne ''département'' *

Montfaucon, Doubs Montfaucon () is an affluent commune in the Doubs department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France. Geography Montfaucon lies southeast of Besançon in the valley of the Doubs. Population See also * Communes of the Doubs departm ...

, in the Doubs ''département'' *

Montfaucon, Gard Montfaucon () is a commune in the Gard department in southern France. The town lies on the right bank of the Rhône. Population See also *Communes of the Gard department This is a list of the 351 communes of the Gard department of France ...

, in the Gard ''département'' *

Montfaucon, Lot Montfaucon (; oc, Montfalcon) is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France. Geography The river Céou forms part of the commune's northern border. See also *Communes of the Lot department The following is a list of the 313 co ...

, in the Lot ''département'' *

Montfaucon-d'Argonne Montfaucon-d'Argonne (, literally ''Montfaucon of Argonne'') is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It is home to the Meuse-Argonne American Memorial. See also * Communes of the Meuse department The follo ...

, in the Meuse ''département'' *

Montfaucon-en-Velay Montfaucon-en-Velay (, literally ''Montfaucon in Velay''; oc, Montfaucon de Velai) is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France. Population See also *Communes of the Haute-Loire department The following is a list of t ...

, in the Haute-Loire ''département'' *

Montfaucon-Montigné Montfaucon-Montigné () is a former commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. History The commune was created in 2000 from the merger of Montfaucon-sur-Moine and Montigné-sur-Moine, two formerly neighboring towns. On 15 De ...

, in the Maine-et-Loire ''département'' ** Canton of Montfaucon-Montigné

Other uses

* Battle of Montfaucon or Meuse-Argonne Offensive, World War I battle *

Gibbet of Montfaucon The Gibbet of Montfaucon (french: Gibet de Montfaucon) was the main gallows and gibbet of the Kings of France until the time of Louis XIII of France. It was used to execute criminals, often traitors, by hanging and to display their dead bodies as ...

, the gibbet of the kings of France from the 13th century to 1760 * Montfaucon American Monument, commemorating a World War I victory, in Lorraine, France