Molesme

This article is about the commune in Côte-d'Or. Not to be confused with Molesmes.

Molesme
Commune
The church in Molesme
Coat of arms
Location of Molesme
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Coordinates: 47°56′08″N 4°21′28″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 km^2 (10.97 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	270
• Density	9.5/km^2 (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 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Molesme (French pronunciation: [mɔlɛm], before 1997: Molesmes)[3] 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

Historical population

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

• Communes of the Côte-d'Or department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Décret du 22 décembre 1997 portant changement de nom de communes, Légifrance.