Beaufort, Savoie

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Coat of arms

Location of Beaufort

(2020–2026) Christian Frison-Roche^[1]Area

149.53 km² (57.73 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

2,009 • Density13/km² (35/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

73034 /73270

Elevation683–2,882 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.

Beaufort (French pronunciation: [bofɔʁ] ^ⓘ; Arpitan: 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.

Geography

Climate

Beaufort has a 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)
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

Historical 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%
Source: INSEE^[4]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE