Montbéliard
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Château de Montbéliard
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Location within Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region
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| Coordinates: 47°31′N 6°48′E / 47.51°N 6.80°ECoordinates: 47°31′N 6°48′E / 47.51°N 6.80°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Doubs |
| Arrondissement | Montbéliard |
| Canton | Montbéliard-Est and Montbéliard-Ouest |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Montbéliard |
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| • Mayor (2014–Present) | Marie-Noelle Biguinet |
| Area1 | 15.01 km2 (5.80 sq mi) |
| Population (2012)2 | 26,084 |
| • Density | 1,700/km2 (4,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 25388 / 25200 |
| Elevation | 311–454 m (1,020–1,490 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.
Montbéliard (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃beljaʁ]; traditional German: Mömpelgard) is a city in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France, about 13 km (8 mi) from the border with Switzerland. It is one of the two subprefectures of the department.
Montbéliard is mentioned as early as 983 as Mons Beliardae. The County of Montbéliard or Mömpelgard was a feudal county of the Holy Roman Empire from 1033 to 1796. In 1283, it was granted rights under charter by Count Reginald. Under its charter, the county was guaranteed perpetual liberties and franchises which lasted until the French Revolution in 1789.
Montbéliard's original municipal institutions included the Magistracy of the Nine Bourgeois, the Corp of the Eighteen and the Notables, a Mayor, and Procurator, and appointed "Chazes", all who participated in the administration of the county as provided by the charter. Also under the 1283 charter, the Count and the people of Montbéliard were required by law to defend Montbéliard, while citizens of Montbéliard were not required to fight in any wars outside of the county. Altogether, the charter lent to Montbéliard, a democratic air remarkable for its time.
In 1397 the county passed by marriage of Henriette, heiress of county to Eberhard IV, Count of Württemberg, to the House of Württemberg .
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