Beaufort, Jura

Beaufort (French pronunciation: [bofɔʁ] ) is a former commune in the Jura department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Beaufort-Orbagna.

Beaufort
Part of Beaufort-Orbagna
Coat of arms
Location of Beaufort
Beaufort Beaufort
Coordinates: 46°34′27″N 5°26′22″E
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Jura
Arrondissement	Lons-le-Saunier
Canton	Saint-Amour
Commune	Beaufort-Orbagna
Area 1	13.11 km2 (5.06 sq mi)
Population  (2019)	1,154
• Density	88/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	39190
Elevation	191–574 m (627–1,883 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 964 —     1800 877 −9.0% 1806 1,226 +39.8% 1821 1,067 −13.0% 1831 1,178 +10.4% 1836 1,210 +2.7% 1841 1,268 +4.8% 1846 1,215 −4.2% 1851 1,278 +5.2% 1856 1,173 −8.2% 1861 1,255 +7.0% 1866 1,299 +3.5% 1872 1,359 +4.6% 1876 1,301 −4.3% 1881 1,270 −2.4% 1886 1,298 +2.2% 1891 1,240 −4.5% 1896 1,160 −6.5%

Year Pop. ±% 1901 1,164 +0.3% 1906 1,166 +0.2% 1911 1,163 −0.3% 1921 1,020 −12.3% 1926 1,022 +0.2% 1931 1,000 −2.2% 1936 966 −3.4% 1946 804 −16.8% 1954 843 +4.9% 1962 841 −0.2% 1968 781 −7.1% 1975 779 −0.3% 1982 896 +15.0% 1990 936 +4.5% 1999 965 +3.1% 2006 1,000 +3.6% 2009 1,005 +0.5%

See also

• Communes of the Jura department