Montbéliard (German Mömpelgard) is a commune in the Doubs département, in eastern France. It is one of the two sous-préfectures of the département. Population: 28,766. Internal agglomeration: 123,000. External agglomeration: 302,000 (with the city of Belfort). German (called Deutsch in German; in German the term germanisch is equivalent to English Germanic), is a member of the western group of Germanic languages and is one of the worlds major languages. ... The commune is an administrative division of France. ... Doubs is a département in eastern France named after the Doubs River. ... The départements (or departments) are administrative units of France, roughly analogous to British counties and are now grouped into 22 metropolitan and four overseas régions. ... The French Republic or France (French: République française or France) is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in western Europe, and which is further made up of a collection of overseas islands and territories located in other continents. ... Location within France Belfort is a town and commune of northeastern France, préfecture (capital) of the Territoire de Belfort département in the Franche-Comté région. ...

Economy

The main manufacturing plant of Peugeot is partly located in Montbéliard. Peugeot is a major French car manufacturer whose roots go back to bicycle manufacturing at the end of the 19th century. ...

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External links

• City website (http://www.montbeliard.com) (in French)
• Atelier du patrimoine (http://www.patrimoine-pays-montbeliard.org) (in French)