Beaufort, Nord

Beaufort
Commune
Church of the Assumption
Coat of arms
Location of Beaufort
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Coordinates: 50°12′56″N 3°57′54″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Avesnes-sur-Helpe
Canton	Avesnes-sur-Helpe
Intercommunality	CA Maubeuge Val de Sambre
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Thérèse Pécher[1]
Area ^1	12.76 km^2 (4.93 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	1,024
• Density	80/km^2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59058 /59330
Elevation	154–207 m (505–679 ft) (avg. 168 m or 551 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Beaufort (French pronunciation: [bofɔʁ] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,067	—
1975	1,010	−0.78%
1982	1,011	+0.01%
1990	1,100	+1.06%
1999	1,012	−0.92%
2009	969	−0.43%
2014	977	+0.16%
2020	1,013	+0.60%
Source: INSEE[4]

Heraldry

Arms of Beaufort

The arms of Beaufort are blazoned : Gules, 3 inescutcheons argent.

See also

• Communes of the Nord department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. INSEE commune file
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE