Belfort
Sign in to saveBelfort (; archaic , ; Frainc-Comtou: Béfoûe) is a city in northeastern France, situated approximately from the Swiss border. It is the prefecture of the Territoire de Belfort.
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Belfort is a city located in northeastern France, near the Swiss border, and serves as the administrative center of the Territoire de Belfort region. It is notable as a significant urban area in this border region of France.
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Place details
- Locality
- Belfort
- Region
- Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
- Country
- France
- Population
- 54,562
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- History
- Early history
- Franco-Prussian War
- 1892 Paris-Belfort running race
- ''Ère des attentats'' (1892-1894)
- World War One
- World War Two
- Geography
- Climate
- Population
- Economy
- Transport
- Road
- Air
- Rail links
- Sights
- Culture
- Eurockéennes
- FIMU
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Belfort (; archaic , ; Frainc-Comtou: Béfoûe) is a city in northeastern France, situated approximately from the Swiss border. It is the prefecture of the Territoire de Belfort.
Belfort is from Paris and from Basel. The residents of the city are called "Belfortains". The city is located on the river Savoureuse, on a strategically important natural route between the Rhine and the Rhône – the Belfort Gap (Trouée de Belfort) or Burgundian Gate (Porte de Bourgogne). It is located approximately south from the base of the Ballon d'Alsace mountain range, source of the Savoureuse. The city of Belfort has 45,646 inhabitants (2022), and is the centre of a larger functional area (metropolitan area) with 131,807 inhabitants (2022), between the larger metropolitan areas of Mulhouse and Montbéliard.