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Molesme
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Molesme is a commune in France, situated within the canton of Laignes, the arrondissement of Montbard, and the Côte-d’Or department. It is located in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region and shares borders with Bragelogne-Beauvoir, Mussy-sur-Seine, Les Riceys, and Larrey. The official name of the locality is Molesme, also referred to as Molesmes.
The commune has an area of 28.42 square kilometers and an elevation above sea level of 353 meters. Its population is recorded as 278, comprising 132 males and 133 females. The postal code for Molesme is 21330, and it is associated with the electoral district of the canton of Châtillon-sur-Seine.
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Place details
- Locality
- Molesme
- Region
- Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
- Country
- France
- Population
- 238
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Molesme
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Molesme eglise.jpg
- French commune.caption
- The church in Molesme
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason de la ville de Molesme (Côte-d'Or).svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Montbard
- French commune.canton
- Châtillon-sur-Seine
- French commune.INSEE
- 21419
- French commune.postal code
- 21330
- French commune.mayor
- Jacques Lazzarotti
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.elevation min m
- 181
- French commune.elevation max m
- 353
- French commune.area km2
- 28.42
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Molesmes
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Montbard
- Population
- 274
- Area
- 28.42
- Elevation
- 257
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Shares border with
- Gomméville
- Image
- Molesme eglise.jpg
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- Commons category
- Molesme
- postal code
- 21330
- associated electoral district
- canton of Châtillon-sur-Seine
- male population
- 132
- female population
- 133
- P8168
- Salvatore Nicolosi
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-3-80-81-46-69
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- History
- Population
- See also
- References
Molesme (, before 1997: Molesmes) is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France.
==History== Molesme 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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Molesme” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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