Fain-lès-Montbard
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{{Infobox French commune
|name = Fain-lès-Montbard
|commune status = Commune
|arrondissement = Montbard
|canton = Montbard
|INSEE = 21259
|postal code = 21500
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = Montbardois
|coordinates = {{coord|47.6081|4.4|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 225
|elevation min m = 213
|elevation max m = 362
|area km2 = 7.48
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
|demonym=Finois(e)|image=FainMontbard-Mairie.jpg|caption=The town hall (mairie)}}
Fain-lès-Montbard ({{IPA|fr|fɛ̃ lɛ mɔ̃baʁ}}, literally Fain near Montbard) is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France.
Population
{{Historical populations
|source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-21259#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
|percentages = pagr
|align = none
|1968 |130
|1975 |184
|1982 |364
|1990 |341
|1999 |299
|2007 |274
|2012 |309
|2017 |300
}}
History
In Gallo-Roman times, a villa was built near an older temple, of which only traces remain.{{Cite book|title=Archéologia N°482|date=November 2010|pages=37}}
Heritage
- Saint-Denis church
- Château de Malaisy: it was a luxurious hotel with a restaurant, a swimming pool and a large reception room before its abandonment at the end of 2012 following its bankruptcy.{{Cite web|title=Côte-d'Or - Patrimoine . Fain-lès-Montbard : château cherche repreneur|url=https://www.bienpublic.com/haute-cote-d-or/2013/11/17/chateau-cherche-repreneur|access-date=2021-09-23|website=www.bienpublic.com|language=FR-fr}} In January 2021, a dead body was found in the château, just before it found a new owner in March 2021.{{Cite web|title=Fain-lès-Montbard. Un jeune homme retrouvé mort au château de Malaisy|url=https://www.bienpublic.com/faits-divers-justice/2021/01/10/un-jeune-homme-retrouve-mort-au-chateau-de-malaisy|access-date=2021-09-23|website=www.bienpublic.com|language=FR-fr}}{{Cite web|title=Fain-lès-Montbard. Le château de Malaisy a de nouveaux propriétaires|url=https://www.bienpublic.com/culture-loisirs/2021/03/08/le-chateau-de-malaisy-a-de-nouveaux-proprietaires|access-date=2021-09-23|website=www.bienpublic.com|language=FR-fr}}
File:FainMontbard-Église-1.jpg|Saint-Denis church
File:FainMontbard-Église-3.jpg|Inside the church
File:20160516 134052 Richtone(HDR).jpg|Château de Malaisy
File:20160516 140451 loiseaulybre.jpg|The sitting room of the château during its abandonment in 2016
See also
References
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