Beaufort, Savoie
Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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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.
Beaufort
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An aerial view of Beaufort | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Beaufort | |
  Beaufort Location within France  Beaufort Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Coordinates: 45°43′08″N 6°34′32″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 (2023)[2] | 1,989 |
| • Density | 13.30/km2 (34.45/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. | |
Geography
Climate
Beaufort has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Beaufort is 8.8 °C (47.8 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,384.2 mm (54.50 in) with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 17.7 °C (63.9 °F), and lowest in January, at around 0.5 °C (32.9 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Beaufort was 34.7 °C (94.5 °F) on 27 July 1983; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −24.0 °C (−11.2 °F) on 4 February 1956.
| Climate data for Beaufort-sur-Doron (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1950−present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 15.4 (59.7) |
17.2 (63.0) |
21.2 (70.2) |
24.0 (75.2) |
29.2 (84.6) |
33.2 (91.8) |
34.7 (94.5) |
34.4 (93.9) |
29.2 (84.6) |
25.5 (77.9) |
22.1 (71.8) |
18.9 (66.0) |
34.7 (94.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 4.1 (39.4) |
5.2 (41.4) |
9.2 (48.6) |
13.0 (55.4) |
16.9 (62.4) |
20.8 (69.4) |
23.0 (73.4) |
22.6 (72.7) |
18.0 (64.4) |
13.8 (56.8) |
8.2 (46.8) |
4.4 (39.9) |
13.3 (55.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 0.5 (32.9) |
1.0 (33.8) |
4.6 (40.3) |
8.1 (46.6) |
11.9 (53.4) |
15.7 (60.3) |
17.7 (63.9) |
17.5 (63.5) |
13.5 (56.3) |
9.7 (49.5) |
4.6 (40.3) |
1.2 (34.2) |
8.8 (47.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −3.1 (26.4) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
0.0 (32.0) |
3.1 (37.6) |
6.9 (44.4) |
10.5 (50.9) |
12.4 (54.3) |
12.5 (54.5) |
9.0 (48.2) |
5.6 (42.1) |
1.0 (33.8) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
4.4 (39.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −22.1 (−7.8) |
−24 (−11) |
−19.6 (−3.3) |
−10.8 (12.6) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
1.7 (35.1) |
2.7 (36.9) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
−7.1 (19.2) |
−12.5 (9.5) |
−19.8 (−3.6) |
−24.0 (−11.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 126.2 (4.97) |
101.9 (4.01) |
105.7 (4.16) |
91.5 (3.60) |
123.0 (4.84) |
120.1 (4.73) |
122.1 (4.81) |
117.2 (4.61) |
105.7 (4.16) |
107.4 (4.23) |
114.5 (4.51) |
148.9 (5.86) |
1,384.2 (54.50) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 10.4 | 9.3 | 9.8 | 9.7 | 13.2 | 11.9 | 10.7 | 10.1 | 9.5 | 10.1 | 10.3 | 11.3 | 126.2 |
| Source: Météo-France[3] | |||||||||||||
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 2,072 | — |
| 1975 | 1,913 | −1.13% |
| 1982 | 1,966 | +0.39% |
| 1990 | 1,996 | +0.19% |
| 1999 | 1,985 | −0.06% |
| 2007 | 2,218 | +1.40% |
| 2012 | 2,162 | −0.51% |
| 2017 | 2,040 | −1.15% |
| 2023 | 1,989 | −0.42% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
