Montbard | |
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Subprefecture and commune | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Montbard | |
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| Coordinates: 47°37â˛25âłN 4°20â˛16âłE / 47.6236°N 4.3378°E / 47.6236; 4.3378 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-ComtĂŠ |
| Department | CĂ´te-d'Or |
| Arrondissement | Montbard |
| Canton | Montbard |
| Government | |
| ⢠Mayor (2020–2026) | Laurence Porte |
| Area | 46.37 km (17.90 sq mi) |
| Population | 4,788 |
| ⢠Density | 100/km (270/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| ⢠Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 21425 /21500 |
| Elevation | 202â366 m (663â1,201 ft) (avg. 221 m/725 ft) |
| French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Montbard (French pronunciation: [mÉĚbaĘ] ) is a commune and subprefecture of the: CĂ´te-d'Or department in theââBourgogne-Franche-ComtĂŠ 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."
Historyâť
Montbard is near the site of the Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay, which became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981.
The chateau was the scene of the marriage of Anne de Bourgogne and John of Lancaster, Duke of Bedford in 1423. It was acquired by the naturalist Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, who was born in Montbard in 1707.
Geographyâť
Climateâť
Montbard has an oceanic climate (KĂśppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Montbard is 11.2 °C (52.2 °F). The average annual rainfall is 836.7 mm (32.94 in) with May as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 19.6 °C (67.3 °F), and lowest in January, at around 3.6 °C (38.5 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Montbard was 40.7 °C (105.3 °F) on 25 July 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was â16.7 °C (1.9 °F) on 20 December 2009.
| Climate data for Montbard (1981â2010 averages, extremes 1992âpresent) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 17.9 (64.2) |
22.5 (72.5) |
26.4 (79.5) |
29.1 (84.4) |
32.4 (90.3) |
38.5 (101.3) |
40.7 (105.3) |
40.5 (104.9) |
35.2 (95.4) |
28.1 (82.6) |
24.0 (75.2) |
18.6 (65.5) |
40.7 (105.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 7.0 (44.6) |
8.6 (47.5) |
12.3 (54.1) |
15.9 (60.6) |
20.2 (68.4) |
23.9 (75.0) |
26.0 (78.8) |
25.7 (78.3) |
21.0 (69.8) |
16.6 (61.9) |
10.5 (50.9) |
7.0 (44.6) |
16.3 (61.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 3.6 (38.5) |
4.5 (40.1) |
7.1 (44.8) |
10.1 (50.2) |
14.3 (57.7) |
17.7 (63.9) |
19.6 (67.3) |
19.3 (66.7) |
15.2 (59.4) |
11.8 (53.2) |
6.9 (44.4) |
3.9 (39.0) |
11.2 (52.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 0.1 (32.2) |
0.4 (32.7) |
1.9 (35.4) |
4.2 (39.6) |
8.5 (47.3) |
11.5 (52.7) |
13.3 (55.9) |
13.0 (55.4) |
9.5 (49.1) |
6.9 (44.4) |
3.2 (37.8) |
0.8 (33.4) |
6.1 (43.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | â15.7 (3.7) |
â14.5 (5.9) |
â14.6 (5.7) |
â6.7 (19.9) |
â1.3 (29.7) |
1.8 (35.2) |
5.9 (42.6) |
3.7 (38.7) |
0.3 (32.5) |
â6.9 (19.6) |
â10.6 (12.9) |
â16.7 (1.9) |
â16.7 (1.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 69.7 (2.74) |
60.4 (2.38) |
62.5 (2.46) |
66.7 (2.63) |
82.5 (3.25) |
70.6 (2.78) |
69.5 (2.74) |
54.7 (2.15) |
72.4 (2.85) |
77.9 (3.07) |
71.1 (2.80) |
78.7 (3.10) |
836.7 (32.94) |
| Average precipitation days (⼠1.0 mm) | 12.2 | 10.8 | 11.4 | 10.3 | 11.9 | 9.9 | 8.7 | 8.4 | 9.5 | 11.6 | 12.5 | 13.2 | 130.4 |
| Source: Meteociel | |||||||||||||
Populationâť
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Attractionsâť
Transportationâť
Some TGV express trains between Paris and Dijon and several regional trains stop at Montbard station.
The Burgundy Canal also passes through the town.
Personalitiesâť
Birthsâť
Montbard was the birthplace of:
- Jean Bardin (1732â1809), historical painter
- Pierre Daubenton (1703â1776), lawyer, politician, author and EncyclopĂŠdiste
- Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon (1707â1788), naturalist and mathematician
- Louis-Jean-Marie Daubenton, (1716â1800), naturalist and collaborator of Buffon
- Benjamin GuĂŠrard (1797â1854), historian and librarian
- Eugène Guillaume (1822â1905), sculptor
- George Montbard (1841â1905), caricaturist and author
Deathsâť
- Jean-Andoche Junot (1771â1813), general during the First French Empire, committed suicide in Montbard
- Pierre Daubenton (see births)
See alsoâť
Referencesâť
- ^ "RÊpertoire national des Êlus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des donnÊes publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations lĂŠgales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics. And Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Normales et records pour Montbard SAPC (21)". Meteociel. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Montbard, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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