Montbenoît

Montbenoît is a common French, located in the department of the Doubs and the area Franche-Comté.

Geography

Chief town of Canton of Haut-Doubs, to 780 m of altitude. The historical part of the village east crossed by the river Doubs.

History

Towards 1050, a hermit of the name of Benoit comes to settle in Montbenoit, territory then uninhabited and covered of forests. It there founds an abbey and attracts in the valley of the colonists come from Savoy and of the canton of the Grisons, which are distributed on all the territory of the Saugeais whose Montbenoit is the capital. Its abbey, built 11th century at the 20th century is remarkable by the architectural evolution which it presents.

Administration

Demography

Places and monuments

Personalities related to the commune

See too

Saugeais
Common of Doubs

External bonds

Montbenoît on the site of the national geographical Institute
Montbenoît on the site of INSEE
Montbenoît on the site of Quid
Localization of Montbenoît on a chart of France and communes bordering
Plane on Montbenoît on Mapquest

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