Montbard

Montbard (population 7900 in 1991) is a town in eastern France, a sub-prefecture of the C?te d'Or d?partement, in the Bourgogne r?gion.

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Montbard is a small industrial town on the river Brenne. The Chateau 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.

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Montbard was the birthplace of Buffon's collaborator Louis-Jean-Marie Daubenton, and where G?neral Jean-Andoche Junot, Duc d'Abrant?s (1771-1813), committed suicide.

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1991: 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar....

France: The French Republic or France (: R?publique fran?aise or France) is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in Western Europe, and which is further made up of a collection of overseas islands and territories located in other continents....

Sub-prefecture: Redirect Subprefecture...