Montancy
Encyclopedia
Montancy is a commune
in the Doubs
department in the Franche-Comté
region
in eastern France
.
at the east end of the department near the Swiss
border. The village of Brémoncourt lies in the valle of the Doubs River
at 430 m, and Montancy on the plateau at 900 m.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Doubs
Doubs
Doubs is a department the Franche-Comté region of eastern France named after the Doubs River.-History:As early as the 13th century, inhabitants of the northern two-thirds of Doubs spoke the Franc-Comtois language, a dialect of Langue d'Oïl. Residents of the southern third of Doubs spoke a dialect...
department in the Franche-Comté
Franche-Comté
Franche-Comté the former "Free County" of Burgundy, as distinct from the neighbouring Duchy, is an administrative region and a traditional province of eastern France...
region
Régions of France
France is divided into 27 administrative regions , 22 of which are in Metropolitan France, and five of which are overseas. Corsica is a territorial collectivity , but is considered a region in mainstream usage, and is even shown as such on the INSEE website...
in eastern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
Geography
The commune lies 23 km (14.3 mi) east of Saint-HippolyteSaint-Hippolyte
Saint-Hippolyte may refer to:Places in Canada:* Saint-Hippolyte, QuebecPlaces in France* Saint-Hippolyte, Aveyron* Saint-Hippolyte, Cantal* Saint-Hippolyte, Charente-Maritime* Saint-Hippolyte, Doubs* Saint-Hippolyte, Gironde...
at the east end of the department near the Swiss
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
border. The village of Brémoncourt lies in the valle of the Doubs River
Doubs River
The Doubs is a 453 km long river in eastern France and western Switzerland, left tributary of the Saône. Its source is near Mouthe in the western Jura mountains....
at 430 m, and Montancy on the plateau at 900 m.