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 (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, 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, in the Gard ''département'' * Montfaucon, Lot, in the Lot ''département'' * Montfaucon-d'Argonne, in the Meuse ''département'' * Montfaucon-en-Velay, in the Haute-Loire ''département'' * Montfaucon-Montigné, 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