Montbéliard
Montbéliard | |
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 Château de Montbéliard | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Montbéliard  | |
  Montbéliard  Montbéliard | |
| Coordinates:47°30′37″N6°47′56″E/ 47.51027°N 6.79888°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Doubs |
| Arrondissement | Montbéliard |
| Canton | Montbéliard |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Montbéliard Agglomération |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2014–2020) | Marie-Noëlle Biguinet[1] |
| Area 1 | 15.01 km2(5.80 sq mi) |
| Population (2014) | 25,521 |
| • Density | 1,700/km2(4,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00(CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00(CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 25388/25200 |
| Elevation | 311–454 m (1,020–1,490 ft) (avg. 383 m or 1,257 ft) |
| Website | Ville de Montbéliard |
| 1French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2(0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Montbéliardis aFrenchcommune.It is in the north of theDoubsdepartmentin theBourgogne-Franche-Comtéregionin easternFrance,about 13 km (8 mi) from the border withSwitzerlandand is asubprefecturein the department. It is also thecapitalof thearrrondissementofMontbéliard.
Montbéliard is the secondcommuneof the department by its population, afterBesançon,prefectureof the department.
Geography
[change|change source]The city of Montbéliard is in the northeast of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region, in the northern part of the Doubs department.
Thecommuneof Montbéliard has an area of 15.0 km2(5.8 sq mi).[2]Its averagealtitudeis 383 m (1,257 ft); at thecity hall,the altitude is 330 m (1,080 ft).[3]
Two rivers flow through thecommune:
- theAllaineriver that is a righttributaryof theDoubsriver; and
- theLizaine,a tributary of the Allaine.
Theconfluenceof the two rivers is in the city of Montbéliard.
| Besançon | Paris | Bordeaux | Toulouse | Montpellier | Lyon | Nantes |
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| 84 km (52 mi) | 482 km (300 mi) | 805 km (500 mi) | 806 km (501 mi) | 625 km (388 mi) | 328 km (204 mi) | 808 km (502 mi) |
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The city of Montbéliard is surrounded by thecommunes:
Places next to Montbéliard | |
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Climate
[change|change source]TheKöppen climate classificationtype for Montbéliard is an "Oceanic climate"(also known as Maritime Temperate climate) and of the subtypeCfb.
Population
[change|change source]The inhabitants of Montbéliard are known, inFrench,asMontbéliardais(women:Montbéliardaises).[4]
With a population of 25,521,[5]Montbéliard has apopulation densityof 1,700 inhabitants/km2.
Evolution of the population in Montbéliard
Administration
[change|change source]Montbéliard is asubprefectureof the Doubs department, the capital of thearrondissementofMontbéliardand theadministrative centre(French:chef-lieu) of the cantonMontbéliardformed by 4communes,including Montbéliard, with 30,173 inhabitants(2014).
It is part of theintercommunalityPays de Montbéliard Agglomération.
Twinned and partner towns
[change|change source]Montbéliard istwinnedwith:
Places of interest
[change|change source]Some interesting places in Montbéliard are:
- TheChâteau de Montbéliard,thecastleof theDukesof Württemberg.
- Saint-MartinProtestantTemple.
- TheSaint-Maimbœufchurch.
Gallery
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City hallof Montbéliard. -
Château de Montbéliard. -
TheSaint-MartinProtestant Temple. -
TheSaint-Maimbœufchurch and the Allaine river. -
The Allaine river in Montbéliard.
Related pages
[change|change source]References
[change|change source]- ↑"Le Vos élus"(in French). Ville de Montbéliard.Retrieved29 June2017.
- ↑"Commune de Montbéliard (25388) - Comparateur de territoire".Publications et statistiques pour la France ou les régions(in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE.Retrieved29 June2017.
- ↑"The city of Montbéliard".Map-France.com.Retrieved29 June2017.
- ↑"Doubs"(in French). habitants.fr.Retrieved29 June2017.
- ↑"Régions, départements, arrondissements, cantons et communes"(PDF).Populations légales 2014(in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE.Retrieved29 June2017.
Other websites
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- Ville de Montbéliard official website(in French)
- Pays de Montbéliard Agglomération website(in French)
