Montbéliard

Montbéliard is a French commune. It is in the north of the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France, about from the border with Switzerland and is a subprefecture in the department. It is also the capital of the "arrrondissement" of Montbéliard.
Montbéliard is the second "commune" of the department by its population, after Besançon, prefecture of the department.
Geography.
The city of Montbéliard is in the northeast of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region, in the northern part of the Doubs department.
The "commune" of Montbéliard has an area of . Its average altitude is ; at the city hall, the altitude is .
Two rivers flow through the "commune":
The confluence of the two rivers is in the city of Montbéliard.
The city of Montbéliard is surrounded by the "communes":
Climate.
The Köppen climate classification type for Montbéliard is an "Oceanic climate" (also known as Maritime Temperate climate) and of the subtype Cfb.
Population.
The inhabitants of Montbéliard are known, in French, as "Montbéliardais" (women: "Montbéliardaises").
With a population of 25,521, Montbéliard has a population density of inhabitants/km2.
Evolution of the population in Montbéliard
Administration.
Montbéliard is a subprefecture of the Doubs department, the capital of the "arrondissement" of Montbéliard and the administrative centre () of the canton Montbéliard formed by 4 "communes", including Montbéliard, with 30,173 inhabitants .
It is part of the intercommunality "Pays de Montbéliard Agglomération".
Twinned and partner towns.
Montbéliard is twinned with:
Places of interest.
Some interesting places in Montbéliard are: