Belfort

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Belfort

Belfort Location within Franche-Comté region  Belfort Administration Country France Region Franche-Comté Department Territoire de Belfort Arrondissement Belfort Canton Cantons of Belfort-Centre, Belfort-Est, Belfort-Nord, Belfort-Ouest, and Belfort-Sud Intercommunality Belfortaine Mayor Étienne Butzbach (2008–2014) Statistics Elevation 354–650 m (1,161–2,130 ft) (avg. 358 m or 1,175 ft) Land area1 17.10 km2 (6.60 sq mi) Population2 50,199  (2009)  - Density 2,936 /km2 (7,600 /sq mi) INSEE/Postal code 90010/ 90000 Dialling code 0384 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.

Coordinates: 47°38′30″N 6°51′00″E / 47.6417°N 6.85°E / 47.6417; 6.85

Belfort (French pronunciation: ​) is a city in north-east France in the Franche-Comté région, situated between Lyon and Strasbourg. It is the biggest town and the administrative town of the Territoire de Belfort département in the Franche-Comté region. Belfort is located at 400 km (249 mi) from Paris, 141 km (88 mi) from Strasbourg, 290 km (180 mi) from Lyon and 150 km (93 mi) from Zürich. The residents of the city are called ‘’Belfortains’’. It is located on the Savoureuse, on the strategically important natural route between the Rhine and the Rhône – the Belfort Gap (Trouée de Belfort) or Burgundian Gate (Porte de Bourgogne). The city of Belfort has 50,199 inhabitants. Together with its suburbs and satellite towns, Belfort forms the largest agglomeration (metropolitan area) in Franche-Comté region with an urban population of 308,601 inhabitants.