Montbéliard

Montbéliard is a French commune. It is in the north of the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France, about  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 . Its average altitude is ; at the city hall, the altitude is .

Two rivers flow through the commune:
 the Allaine river that is a right tributary of the Doubs river; and
 the Lizaine, a tributary of the Allaine.

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

+ Distance from Montbéliard to other cities Besançon  Paris  Bordeaux  Toulouse  Montpellier  Lyon  Nantes             

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

The city of Montbéliard is surrounded by the communes:

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  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 () 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 

Related pages
 Arrondissement of Montbéliard
 Communes of the Doubs department

References

Other websites

 Ville de Montbéliard official website 
 Pays de Montbéliard Agglomération website 

Category:Subprefectures in France
Category:Communes in Doubs