Montbard

Montbard is a commune and subprefecture of the Côte-d'Or department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. It is also the capital of the arrondissement of Montbard and of the canton of Montbard.

Geography
The commune of Montbard has an area of , and its average altitude is ; at the city hall, the altitude is .

+ Distance from Montbard to other cities Dijon   Paris  Reims  Strasbourg  Lyon  Marseille  Nice             

+ Montbard and its neighboring communes 350px|Map of the commune of Montbard

The commune of Montbard is surrounded by the communes:

The city of Montbard is to the northwest of the city of Dijon, capital of the department, and in the valley of the Brenne river.

Climate
The climate of Montbard is Marine West Coast Climate (Köppen climate classification: Cfb), with mild winters and warm summers.

Population
The inhabitants of Montbard are known, in French, as  Montbardois (women: Montbardoises).

With a population of 5,350, Montbard has a population density of  inhabitants/km2.

Evolution of the population in Montbard

Administration
Montbard is a subprefecture of the Côte-d'Or department since 1926. It is also the capital of the arrondissement of Montbard and the administrative centre () of the canton of Montbard formed by 57 communes, with 18,764 inhabitants (2014).

 Twin towns 
Montbard is twinned with:
  Couvin, Belgium
  Ubstadt-Weiher, Germany
  Gattinara, Italy

Gallery

Related pages
 Arrondissement of Montbard
 Communes of the Côte-d'Or department

References

Other websites

 Mairie de Montbard - Official site 
 Departmental Council of Côte d'Or  
 Prefecture official website  
 Office de tourisme du Montbardois 

Category:Subprefectures in France
Category:Communes in Côte-d'Or