Molesme | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason de la ville de Molesme (Côte-d'Or).svg |
Arrondissement: | Montbard |
Canton: | Châtillon-sur-Seine |
Insee: | 21419 |
Postal Code: | 21330 |
Mayor: | Jacques Lazzarotti[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Coordinates: | 47.9356°N 4.3578°W |
Elevation Min M: | 181 |
Elevation Max M: | 353 |
Area Km2: | 28.42 |
Molesme (in French pronounced as /mɔlɛm/) is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France.
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.