Belfort
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Summary
Belfort is a commune of France[1]. Belfort ranks in the top 0.38% of commune of france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,347 views/month, #118 of 31,031).[2]
Key Facts
- Award received: Croix de guerre 1914–1918[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: arrondissement of Belfort[4], Territoire de Belfort[5]
- Country: France[6]
- Head of government: Damien Meslot[7]
- Shares border with: Bavilliers[8], Cravanche[9], Danjoutin[10], Denney[11], Essert[12], Évette-Salbert[13], Offemont[14], Pérouse[15], Valdoie[16]
- Twinned administrative body: Delémont[17], Leonberg[18], Zaporizhzhia[19], Stafford[20], Bad Lobenstein[21], Skikda[22]
- Postal code: 90000[23]
- Commons category: Belfort[24]
- Archives at: archives municipales de Belfort[25]
- Coordinate location: 47.6375, 6.8627777777778[26]
- Significant event: Siege of Belfort[27]
- Official website: https://www.belfort.fr/[28]
- Topic's main category: Category:Belfort[29]
- Commons gallery: Belfort[30]
- Email address: mailto:courrier@mairie-belfort.fr[31]
- Population: 49,519[32], 49,926[33], 47,656[34], 46,954[35], 46,443[36], 45,458[37], 45,155[38], 45,646[39], 45,912[40]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Belfort[41]
- Phone number: +33-3-84-54-24-24[42]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[43], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[44], Sytin Military Encyclopedia[45], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[46], Zedler, Großes vollständiges Universallexicon aller Wissenschaften und Künste[47], Topographia Alsatiae[48], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[49]
- Capital of: Territoire de Belfort[50], arrondissement of Belfort[51], canton of Belfort-Nord[52], canton of Belfort-Est[53], canton of Belfort-Centre[54], canton of Belfort-Sud[55], canton of Belfort-Ouest[56], canton of Belfort-3[57], canton of Belfort-2[58], canton of Belfort-1[59]
- Official name: Belfort[60]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Belfort[61]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Belfort include Territoire de Belfort[62], a department of France[63], in France[64], founded in 1871[65]; Belfort – Montbéliard TGV station[66], a railway station[67], in France[68]; and Belfort Chaux airfield[69], an aerodrome[70], in France[71].
Why It Matters
Belfort has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[72] Belfort is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[73]
Entities named for Belfort include Territoire de Belfort[62], a department of France[63], in France[64], founded in 1871[65]; Belfort – Montbéliard TGV station[66], a railway station[67], in France[68]; and Belfort Chaux airfield[69], an aerodrome[70], in France[71].
FAQs
What awards did Belfort receive?
Honors received include Croix de guerre 1914–1918[3].