Belvoir (French pronunciation: [bɛlvwaʁ]) is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.

Belvoir
A general view of Belvoir
A general view of Belvoir
Coat of arms of Belvoir
Location of Belvoir
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Belvoir is located in France
Belvoir
Belvoir
Belvoir is located in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Belvoir
Belvoir
Coordinates: 47°19′06″N 6°36′15″E / 47.3183°N 6.6042°E / 47.3183; 6.6042
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
DepartmentDoubs
ArrondissementMontbéliard
CantonBavans
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Christian Brand[1]
Area
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9.31 km2 (3.59 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
92
 • Density9.9/km2 (26/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
25053 /25430
Elevation506–671 m (1,660–2,201 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

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Belvoir lies 18 km (11 mi) southeast of Clerval on a prominent hill.

History

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Belvoir is noted for the Belvoir Castle, Château de Belvoir [fr] in French, built by Jean de Chalon. It has been rebuilt, now dating to the 12th-17th centuries, and the date of 1224 inscribed above the arch of the north tower is the oldest inscription in Arabic numerals in the region.

Of the first lords of Belvoir [fr], a branch of the Rougemont family [fr], Hue (Huon) I (c. 1188-1239) was a Crusader.[3]

The domain later became the property of the Cusance family, of which Béatrix de Cusance is arguably the most famous member, and the Rohan family were the last noble owners of the castle.[citation needed]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962120—    
1968130+8.3%
1975115−11.5%
1982100−13.0%
199098−2.0%
1999102+4.1%
200899−2.9%
201297−2.0%

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ at routedescommunes.com (in French)