Beaufort
Bôfôrt (Arpitan) | |
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Coordinates: 45°43′08″N 6°34′32″E / 45.7189°N 6.5756°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
Department | Savoie |
Arrondissement | Albertville |
Canton | Ugine |
Intercommunality | CA Arlysère |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Christian Frison-Roche[1] |
Area 1 | 149.53 km2 (57.73 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 2,009 |
• Density | 13/km2 (35/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) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
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.