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Place details
- Locality
- Beaufort
- Region
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Country
- France
- Population
- 2,170
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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
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Beaufort
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Albertville
- Population
- +1989
- Area
- +149.53
- Elevation
- +1742
- Body of water
- Doron de Beaufort
- Capital of
- canton of Beaufort
- Shares border with
- La Plagne Tarentaise
- Official website
Article
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