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Montbéliard (archaic ) is a
commune in the
Doubs département of the
Franche-Comté région, in eastern
France. It is one of the two
sous-préfectures of the
département.
Population (1999): 27,570. Internal agglomeration: 123,000. External agglomeration: 302,000 (with the city of
Belfort).
History
Mentioned first in 985 as
Mons Beliardae, it became a
county of the
Holy Roman Empire in the
11th century. In
1397 the town, known in archaic
German as
Mömpelgard, passed by marriage of
Henriette, heiress of county to
Eberhard IV, Count of Württemberg, to the counts (later dukes) of the
House of Württemberg . In 1524, 10 years earlier than in
Württemberg, duke
Ulrich and reformer
William Farel made Mömpelgard
Protestant (specifically
Lutheran). From 1598 to 1608, the architect
Heinrich Schickhardt build several landmarks of the city, like St. Martin, a castle, a bridge, a college and several hotels.
After the
French Revolution, it was briefly incorporated into the
Rauracian Republic. In
1793 the town was annexed to France, which was confirmed in 1796 and by the
Reichsdeputationshauptschluss of 1806, when Württemberg was compensated with other areas, and became a kingdom.
As a consequence of the former rule under the dukes of Württemberg, it has been for centuries one of the few
Protestant (specifically
Lutheran) enclaves in France.
Administration
Economy
The main manufacturing plant of
Peugeot is partly located in Montbéliard and the industrialist
Peugeot family is a Protestant family from the vicinity of Montbéliard.
Miscellaneous
Montbéliard is twinned with
Greensboro,
North Carolina and
Ludwigsburg,
Germany, the site of the castles of
Württemberg.
The
FCSM (Football Club Sochaux-Montbéliard) football team is currently playing in
Ligue 1, and is the club that has played the most seasons in the highest league out of all teams in France.
The
Château de Montbéliard was the castle of the Dukes of Württemberg.
Births
Montbéliard is the birthplace of:
- Nicolaus Taurellus (1547-1606), philosopher and theologian
- Nicolas Tournier (1590-ca. 1638), painter
- Wolf Christoph Zorn von Plobsheim (1655-1721), architect
- Georges Cuvier (1769-1832), naturalist and zoologist
- Frédéric Cuvier (1773-1838), zoologist and physisist
- Henri Mouhot (1826-1861), naturalist
- René Thom (1923–2002), mathematician
- Dominique Voynet (* 1958), Green politian (Les Verts)
- Frank Darabont (* 1959), American filmmaker
- Adrien Mörk (* 1979), golfer
- Pierre-Alain Frau (1980-present), football (soccer) player
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