Molesme (French pronunciation: [mɔlɛm], before 1997: Molesmes)[3] is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France.
Molesme | |
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 The church in Molesme | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Molesme  | |
  Molesme  Molesme | |
| Coordinates: 47°56′08″N 4°21′28″E / 47.9356°N 4.3578°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Côte-d'Or |
| Arrondissement | Montbard |
| Canton | Châtillon-sur-Seine |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jacques Lazzarotti[1] |
| Area 1 | 28.42 km2 (10.97 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 270 |
| • Density | 9.5/km2 (25/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 21419 /21330 |
| Elevation | 181–353 m (594–1,158 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
History
editMolesme grew up round the Benedictine monastery of Molesme Abbey, established here in the late 11th century by Saint Robert, who later founded Cîteaux Abbey, motherhouse of the Cistercian Order, with a group of monks from Molesme.
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 248 | — |
| 1968 | 258 | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 258 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 246 | −4.7% |
| 1990 | 224 | −8.9% |
| 1999 | 225 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 227 | +0.9% |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Décret du 22 décembre 1997 portant changement de nom de communes, Légifrance.
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