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Belfort
Prefecture and commune
An aerial view of Belfort with the Cathedral of Saint-Christophe in the foreground
An aerial view of Belfort with the Cathedral of Saint-Christophe in the foreground
Coat of arms of Belfort
Location of Belfort
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Belfort is located in France
Belfort
Belfort
Belfort is located in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Belfort
Belfort
Coordinates: 47°38′N 6°51′E / 47.64°N 6.85°E / 47.64; 6.85
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
DepartmentTerritoire de Belfort
ArrondissementBelfort
Canton3 cantons
IntercommunalityCA Grand Belfort
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Damien Meslot[1]
Area
1
17.10 km2 (6.60 sq mi)
 • Urban
106.8 km2 (41.2 sq mi)
 • Metro
633.2 km2 (244.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
45,155
 • Density2,600/km2 (6,800/sq mi)
 • Urban
 (2018[3])
79,364
 • Urban density740/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
 • Metro
 (2018[3])
133,597
 • Metro density210/km2 (550/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
90010 /90000
Dialling codes0384
Elevation354–650 m (1,161–2,133 ft)
(avg. 358 m or 1,175 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Belfort (French pronunciation: [bɛlfɔʁ] ; archaic German: Beffert, Beffort) is a city in northeastern France, situated approximately 25 km (16 mi) from the Swiss border. It is the prefecture of the Territoire de Belfort.[4]

Belfort is 400 km (250 mi) from Paris and 55 km (34 mi) 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 16 km (10 mi) south from the base of the Ballon d'Alsace mountain range, source of the Savoureuse. The city of Belfort has 46,443 inhabitants (2019).[5] Belfort is the centre of a larger functional area (metropolitan area) with 133,597 inhabitants (2018),[3] between the larger metropolitan areas of Mulhouse and Montbéliard.

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b c Comparateur de territoire, INSEE, retrieved 20 June 2022.
  4. ^ Commune de Belfort (90010), INSEE
  5. ^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE

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