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 | |
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Coordinates: 47°30′37″N 6°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 |
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 |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Montbéliard is the second commune of the department by its population, after Besançon, prefecture of the department.
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:
The confluence of 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) |
The city of Montbéliard is surrounded by the communes:
The Köppen climate classification type for Montbéliard is an "Oceanic climate" (also known as Maritime Temperate climate) and of the subtype Cfb.
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
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.
Montbéliard is twinned with:
Some interesting places in Montbéliard are:
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