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Montbard (population 7900 in 1991) is a town in eastern France, a sous-préfecture of the Côte-d'Or département, in the Bourgogne région.
Montbard is a small industrial town on the river Brenne.
History
Montbard is near the site of Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay, which became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981.
The Château was the scene of the marriage of Anne de Bourgogne and John of Lancaster, Duke of Bedford in 1423. It was acquired by Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon.
Montbard was the birthplace of Buffon's collaborator Louis-Jean-Marie Daubenton, and where Géneral Jean-Andoche Junot, Duc d'Abrantès (1771-1813), committed suicide.
Transportation
Some TGV express trains between Paris and Dijon stop at Montbard.
The Burgundy Canal also passes by the outskirts of the town.
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