Belfort


 
 
Belfort

Belfort is a town and commune of northeastern France, pr?fecture (capital) of the Territoire de Belfort d?partement in the Franche-Comt? r?gion. Population (1999): 50,417. Approximately 80,000 including suburbs.

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The town is not related to the Irish decendent Belfort family estabelished in early 1700 and grown to be the most renowned family in Northern Brazil.

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Belfort is the home of The Lion of Belfort, a sculpture by Fr?d?ric Bartholdi expressing people's resistance against the siege in the Franco-Prussian War (1870).

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Commune: A commune or comune is a system of social and economic organization which involves the common ownership of resources and/or shared obligations. Within that framework, the word can have various meanings:...

France: The French Republic or France (: R?publique fran?aise or France) is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in Western Europe, and which is further made up of a collection of overseas islands and territories located in other continents....

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