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Beaufort is a commune in France, situated within the canton of Beaufort, Savoie, and the arrondissement of Albertville. It serves as the capital of the canton of Beaufort. The municipality is located in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region and borders Aime-la-Plagne, La Bâthie, Bourg-Saint-Maurice, and Cevins. The Doron de Beaufort runs through the area.
The commune covers an area of 149.53 and has an elevation of 2882 above sea level. Its population is recorded as 2154, comprising 1011 males and 1029 females, while another source lists the population as 2170. The postal code for Beaufort is 73270.
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- Locality
- Beaufort
- Region
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Country
- France
- Population
- 2,170
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Country
- France
- Region
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Department
- Savoie
- Arrondissement
- Albertville
- Canton
- Ugine
- Intercommunality
- CA Arlysère
- Mayor 2020 2026
- Christian Frison-Roche
- Area
- 149.53 km (57.73 sq mi)
- Population 2023
- 1,989
- Density
- 13.30/km (34.45/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
- Insee postal code
- 73034 /73270
- Elevation
- 683–2,882 m (2,241–9,455 ft)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Beaufort
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Albertville
- Population
- 1989
- Area
- 149.53
- Elevation
- 1742
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Body of water
- Doron de Beaufort
- Capital of
- canton of Beaufort
- Shares border with
- La Plagne Tarentaise
- Official website
- www.ville-beaufort.fr
- Image
- Beaufort @ Château de la Grande-Salle.jpg
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- Commons category
- Beaufort (Savoie)
- postal code
- 73270
- topic's main category
- Category:Beaufort (Savoie)
- associated electoral district
- canton of Ugine
- male population
- 1011
- female population
- 1029
- P8168
- Balrog Awards
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-4-79-38-33-15
- fax number
- +33-4-79-38-35-17
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Encyclopedic overview
Beaufort ( French: [bofɔʁ] ; Savoyard: Bôfôrt), also Beaufort-sur-Doron, is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. It is the namesake for the Beaufort cheese, which is produced in the surrounding area.
Geography
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