Molesme

Molesme
Commune
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Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 47°56′08″N 4°21′28″E / 47.9356°N 4.3578°E / 47.9356; 4.3578Coordinates: 47°56′08″N 4°21′28″E / 47.9356°N 4.3578°E / 47.9356; 4.3578
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Côte-d'Or
Arrondissement	Montbard
Canton	Châtillon-sur-Seine
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jacques Lazzarotti
Area 1	28.42 km2 (10.97 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[1]	264
• Density	9.3/km2 (24/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.

Molesme (French pronunciation: ​[mɔlɛm]) 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.

Population[]

See also[]

• Communes of the Côte-d'Or department

References[]

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