Beaucourt

Beaucourt (French pronunciation: [bokuʁ]) is a commune in the Territoire de Belfort department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in northeastern France. The archivist and palaeographer Élie Berger (1850–1925) was born in Beaucourt.

Beaucourt
Commune
Château Albert Japy
Coat of arms
Location of Beaucourt
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Coordinates: 47°29′12″N 6°55′34″E
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Territoire de Belfort
Arrondissement	Belfort
Canton	Delle
Intercommunality	Sud Territoire
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Thomas Biétry[1]
Area 1	4.95 km2 (1.91 sq mi)
Population  (2022-01-01)[2]	4,985
• Density	1,010/km2 (2,610/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	90009 /90500
Elevation	375–575 m (1,230–1,886 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.	±% p.a.
1968	4,924	—
1975	5,521	+1.65%
1982	5,682	+0.41%
1990	5,569	−0.25%
1999	5,348	−0.45%
2007	5,013	−0.81%
2012	5,153	+0.55%
2017	5,007	−0.57%
Source: INSEE[3]

Literature

Beaucourt Revisited is a war poem by A.P. Herbert.

See also

• Communes of the Territoire de Belfort department