Beaufort, Isère

Geography

Beaufort is located some 50 km north-east of Grenoble and 8 km east of Beaurepaire. Access to the commune is by the D73 road which changes to the D519D then the D519 from Lapeyrouse-Mornay in the east which passes through the commune north of the village and continues east, changing again to the D519, to Marcilloles. Access to the village is by the D73C which branches from the D73 in the commune and continues south to join the D130 just outside the commune. the D156B branches from the D73 in the commune and goes south-east to Thodure. Apart from the village there are the hamlets of Bas Beaufort and Chantabot. The commune is entirely farmland.

La Raille stream flows through the commune from north-west to south-east where it continues to join the Torrent de la Perouse at Viriville. In the north-west of the commune are canals and ponds for a fish farm.

Toponymy

Beaufort appears as Beaufort on the 1750 Cassini Map and the same on the 1790 version.

Administration

List of Successive Mayors

Demography

In 2017 the commune had 548 inhabitants.

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Culture and heritage

• The Fountains of Beaufort are classed as a Sensitive natural area.

Notable people linked to the commune

• Joseph Vacher (1869-1896), a criminal, considered to be one of the first serial killers in France was born in the commune.

References

References

1. (13 September 2022). "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises.
2. [https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/38032-beaufort INSEE commune file]
3. [https://www.habitants.fr/isere-38 Inhabitants of Isère] {{in lang. fr
4. [http://www.francegenweb.org/mairesgenweb/chercher.php List of Mayors of France] {{in lang. fr
5. {{Cassini-Ehess. 3156. Beaufort
6. [https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-38032#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
7. [https://www.isere.fr/Documents/environnement/patrimoine%20naturel/ENS%20brochure%2044p%206%20juin.pdf ''Discover the Espaces Naturels Sensibles of Isère''], www.isere.fr, p. 26 (consulted on 22 July 2014) {{in lang. fr
8. [https://www.google.com/maps/place/Beaufort,+France/@45.3272,5.1225,14z Beaufort on Google Maps]
9. National Geographic Institute]] (IGN) website {{in lang. fr
10. [http://rumsey.geogarage.com/maps/cassinige.html?lat=45.3272&lon=5.1225&zoom=13 ''Beaufort'' on the 1750 Cassini Map]
11. [http://rumsey.geogarage.com/maps/clipmosaiccassini400.html?lat=45.3272&lon=5.1225&zoom=12 ''Beaufort'' on the 1790 Cassini Map]