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Montbéliard
Bourgogne-Franche-Comtétown
Montbéliard
Total population
25,573
Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Montbéliard is a town 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.
History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves1,382
- Geoffroy's BatMyotis emarginatus (E.Geoffroy, 1806) · Mammalia1,345
- Great TitParus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves1,263
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves1,063
- Common ChaffinchFringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves1,043
- House SparrowPasser domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves980
- European RobinErithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves896
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves723
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 3.5 — 2024-06-271 km SSW of Todtmoos, Germany
- M 4.4 — 2023-03-221 km NW of Pont-de-Roide, France
- M 3.9 — 2022-09-101 km WSW of Zimmersheim, France
- M 4.1 — 2021-12-242 km WSW of Blamont, France
- M 3.1 — 2018-05-042 km W of Schliengen, Germany
- M 3.6 — 2009-05-052 km NNW of Steinen, Germany
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Geography & sun
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Montbéliard, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.
Official Identifiers
INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics
- INSEE code
- 25388
- Department
- 25
- Region
- 27
- Population (Wikidata)
- 24,672
geo.api.gouv.fr
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image
- • INSEE — French national statistics, via geo.api.gouv.fr (official commune code, population, surface, department, region)
- • INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics — geo.api.gouv.fr