Beaufort (Savoie)
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region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
Department | Savoie | |
Arrondissement | Albertville | |
Canton | Ugine | |
Community association | Arlysere | |
Coordinates | 45 ° 43 ' N , 6 ° 35' E | |
height | 683-2,882 m | |
surface | 149.53 km 2 | |
Residents | 2,040 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 14 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 73270 | |
INSEE code | 73034 | |
Website | www.mairie-beaufort73.com | |
Beaufort Town Hall |
Beaufort (also: Beaufort-sur-Doron ) is a French municipality with 2040 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Savoie in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It belongs to the canton of Ugine in the arrondissement of Albertville . The inhabitants are called Beaufortains .
geography
Beaufort is located in the Beaufortain massif on the Doron River . Beaufort is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Hauteluce in the north, Les Contamines-Montjoie in the northeast, Bourg-Saint-Maurice in the east, Les Chapelles and La Plagne Tarentaise in the southeast, Aime-la-Plagne in the south, La Léchère , Cevins , La Bâthie and Tours-en-Savoie in the southwest and Queige and Villard-sur-Doron in the west.
The municipality includes the small towns of Ladray and Aréche (s) .
population
year | 1800 | 1838 | 1866 | 1901 | 1921 | 1946 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
Residents | 3,168 | 3,052 | 2,462 | 2,235 | 2,030 | 2,029 | 2,623 | 2,072 | 1.913 | 1,966 | 1.996 | 1,985 | 2,196 | 2.163 |
Attractions
- Roselend Chapel from the 20th century
- Beaufort Castle, old castle from the 11th century above the confluence of the Doron and Dorinet
- Outards Castle, castle from 1297, originally probably also from the 11th century,
- La Grand Salle Castle, castle complex from the 13th century
- Randens Castle from the 15th century, today part of the municipal administration
- Roselend barrage from 1960/61
Personalities
- Marcel Perrier (1933–2017), Bishop of Pamiers
- Delphyne Peretto (* 1982), biathlete
Parish partnership
A partnership has existed with the Italian municipality of Albosaggia in the province of Sondrio (Lombardy) since 2003.