Belfort

Belfort is a commune. It is the prefecture of the Territoire de Belfort in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region.

Belfort
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Coat of arms of Belfort
Administration
Country	France
Region	Free County
Department	Territoire de Belfort
Arrondissement	Belfort
Intercommunality	Communauté de l'Agglomération Belfortaine
Mayor	Damien Meslot (2014–2020)
Statistics
Elevation	354–560 m (1,161–1,837 ft) (avg. 358 m (1,175 ft))
Land area1	17.10 km2 (6.60 sq mi)
Population2	50,102  (2012)
- Density	2,930/km2 (7,600/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	90010/ 90000
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

The Lion of Belfort lies at the bottom of the citadel and is a symbol of the city's resistance during the Franco-Prussian War.

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Lion de Belfort

Belfort Media

• Town hall of Belfort (2).jpg

  The Hôtel de Ville

• Frenchwoman exclaims to neighbor and to American soldier, "Tout Belfort Est Libre" (All Belfort is liberated). - NARA - 531223.tif

  25 November 1944: a French woman exclaims to a neighbor and American soldier: "Tout Belfort est libre" (All Belfort is free).

• 2016-09-24 14-50-28 manif-belfort.jpg

  "All united for Belfort." *Demonstration for Alstom against the loss of 6,500 jobs.

• FRANCHE COMTE TRANSPORT 2.jpg

  Belfort in the road and train network of Franche-Comté

• Gare de Belfort.JPG

  SNCF station of Belfort-Ville

• LionBelfortEtChateau.jpg

  Lion de Belfort et château le surplombant.

• The Belfort Synagogue erected in 1857

• Festival Internacional de Música Universitaria 2013