Montmorency-Beaufort

Montmorency-Beaufort (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃mɔʁɑ̃si bofɔʁ]) is a commune in the Aube department in north-central France.

Montmorency-Beaufort
Commune
The church in Montmorency-Beaufort
Coat of arms
Location of Montmorency-Beaufort
Montmorency-Beaufort Show map of France Montmorency-Beaufort Show map of Grand Est
Coordinates: 48°29′14″N 4°33′49″E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Aube
Arrondissement	Bar-sur-Aube
Canton	Brienne-le-Château
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Michel Burr[1]
Area 1	9.38 km2 (3.62 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	142
• Density	15/km2 (39/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	10253 /10330
Elevation	112–182 m (367–597 ft) (avg. 124 m or 407 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Through the English noble House of Beaufort and the later peerage of Beaufort, both named after the local castle, it is the ultimate origin of most Beaufort toponyms in the English-speaking world.

The surviving earthworks of Beaufort Castle in Montmorency Beaufort

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	158	—
1968	167	+5.7%
1975	128	−23.4%
1982	114	−10.9%
1990	111	−2.6%
1999	121	+9.0%
2008	123	+1.7%
2012	122	−0.8%

See also

• Communes of the Aube department
• House of Beaufort