Montbéliard facts for kids

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Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Doubs
Arrondissement	Montbéliard
Canton	Montbéliard
Intercommunality	Pays de Montbéliard Agglomération
Area 1	15.01 km2 (5.80 sq mi)
Population  (2014)	25,521
• Density	1,700.3/km2 (4,403.7/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
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Montbéliard is a French commune. It is in the north of the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France, about 13 km (8 mi) from the border with Switzerland and is a subprefecture in the department. It is also the capital of the arrrondissement of Montbéliard.

Montbéliard is the second commune of the department by its population, after Besançon, prefecture of the department.

Geography

The city of Montbéliard is in the northeast of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region, in the northern part of the Doubs department.

The commune of Montbéliard has an area of 15.0 km² (5.8 sq mi). Its average altitude is 383 m (1,257 ft); at the city hall, the altitude is 330 m (1,080 ft).

Two rivers flow through the commune:

1. the Allaine river that is a right tributary of the Doubs river; and
2. the Lizaine, a tributary of the Allaine.

The confluence of the two rivers is in the city of Montbéliard.

Montbéliard and its neighboring communes

The city of Montbéliard is surrounded by the communes:

	Laire Raynans Issans	Vyans-le-Val, Héricourt (Haute-Saône)	Bethoncourt Grand-Charmont
	Allondans Sainte-Suzanne		Sochaux
		Montbéliard
	Courcelles-lès-Montbéliard	Arbouans	Exincourt

Climate

The Köppen climate classification type for Montbéliard is an "Oceanic climate" (also known as Maritime Temperate climate) and of the subtype Cfb.

Population

The inhabitants of Montbéliard are known, in French, as Montbéliardais (women: Montbéliardaises).

With a population of 25,521, Montbéliard has a population density of 1,700 inhabitants/km².

Evolution of the population in Montbéliard

Administration

Montbéliard is a subprefecture of the Doubs department, the capital of the arrondissement of Montbéliard and the administrative centre (French: chef-lieu) of the canton Montbéliard formed by 4 communes, including Montbéliard, with 30,173 inhabitants (2014).

It is part of the intercommunality Pays de Montbéliard Agglomération.

Twinned and partner towns

Montbéliard is twinned with:

• Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
• Ludwigsburg, Germany

Places of interest

Some interesting places in Montbéliard are:

• The Château de Montbéliard, the castle of the Dukes of Württemberg.
• Saint-Martin Protestant Temple.
• The Saint-Maimbœuf church.

Gallery

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  City hall of Montbéliard.

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  Château de Montbéliard.

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  The Saint-Martin Protestant Temple.

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  The Saint-Maimbœuf church and the Allaine river.

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  The Allaine river in Montbéliard.

Related pages

• Arrondissement of Montbéliard
• Communes of the Doubs department

Images for kids

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  View of Montbéliard – Mümpelgart, c. 1600.

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  Württemberg coat of arms 1495, showing Montbéliard's fishes.

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  Stade Auguste Bonal