Molesme
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Location within Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region
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| Coordinates: 47°56′08″N 4°21′28″E / 47.9356°N 4.3578°ECoordinates: 47°56′08″N 4°21′28″E / 47.9356°N 4.3578°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Côte-d'Or | |
| Arrondissement | Montbard | |
| Canton | Laignes | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Claude Blouet | |
| Area1 | 28.42 km2 (10.97 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 227 | |
| • Density | 8.0/km2 (21/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 21419 /21330 | |
| Elevation | 181–353 m (594–1,158 ft) | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Molesme is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France.
Molesme grew up round the Benedictine monastery of Molesme Abbey, established here in the late 11th century by Saint Robert, who later founded Cîteaux Abbey, motherhouse of the Cistercian Order, with a group of monks from Molesme.
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