Beaufort (Savoie)

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) .

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

Aerial view

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

A partnership has existed with the Italian municipality of Albosaggia in the province of Sondrio (Lombardy) since 2003.

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