Beaufort (North)
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region | Hauts-de-France | |
Department | North | |
Arrondissement | Avesnes-sur-Helpe | |
Canton | Avesnes-sur-Helpe | |
Community association | Maubeuge Val de Sambre | |
Coordinates | 50 ° 13 ′ N , 3 ° 58 ′ E | |
height | 154-207 m | |
surface | 12.76 km 2 | |
Residents | 1,000 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 78 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 59330 | |
INSEE code | 59058 | |
Website | http://mairie-beaufort.fr/ | |
Town hall ( Mairie ) of Beaufort |
Beaufort is a municipality in northern France with 1,000 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017). It belongs to the region of Hauts-de-France , the Nord , for Arrondissement Avesnes-sur-Helpe and Canton Avesnes-sur-Helpe (2015: Canton Hautmont ). The inhabitants are called Beaufortois .
geography
Beaufort is about 35 kilometers east-southeast of Valenciennes . Beaufort is surrounded by the neighboring communities Louvroil in the north, Ferrière-la-Grande in the north-east, Damousies in the east, Wattignies-la-Victoire in the south-east, Floursies in the south, Éclaibes in the south-west, Limont-Fontaine in the west and Hautmont in the north-west.
The National Route 2 runs through the municipality.
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 | 2013 |
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Residents | 1,073 | 1,067 | 1.010 | 1.011 | 1,100 | 1.012 | 981 | 970 |
Source: Cassini and INSEE |
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Beaufort (North)
- Ruins of a donjon from the 12th century ( Monument historique )
- Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption church from the 16th century
- Town hall from 1892
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Nord. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-119-8 , pp. 797-799.