Beaufort (North)

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Beaufort
Beaufort coat of arms
Beaufort (France)
Beaufort
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 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
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
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
Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption church

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes du Nord. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-119-8 , pp. 797-799.

Web links

Commons : Beaufort  - collection of images, videos and audio files