| Montbard | |
| Commune Status: | Subprefecture and commune |
| Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason ville fr Montbard (Côte-d'Or).svg |
| Arrondissement: | Montbard |
| Canton: | Montbard |
| Insee: | 21425 |
| Postal Code: | 21500 |
| Mayor: | Laurence Porte[1] |
| Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
| Coordinates: | 47.6236°N 4.3378°W |
| Elevation M: | 221 |
| Elevation Min M: | 202 |
| Elevation Max M: | 366 |
| Area Km2: | 46.37 |
| Image Flag: | Flag of Montbard.gif |
Montbard (in French pronounced as /mɔ̃baʁ/) is a commune and subprefecture of the Côte-d'Or department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.
Montbard is a small industrial town on the river Brenne. The Forges de Buffon, ironworks established by Buffon, are located in the nearby village of Buffon. There has been a cricket team in the town since 1993.
Montbard is near the site of the Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay, which became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981.
The chateau was the scene of the marriage of Anne de Bourgogne and John of Lancaster, Duke of Bedford in 1423. It was acquired by the naturalist Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, who was born in Montbard in 1707.
Montbard has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Montbard is . The average annual rainfall is with May as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around, and lowest in January, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Montbard was on 25 July 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 20 December 2009.
Some TGV express trains between Paris and Dijon and several regional trains stop at Montbard station.
The Burgundy Canal also passes through the town.
Montbard was the birthplace of: