Beaufort () is a commune in the

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department in the

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region of south-eastern

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. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Beaufortois'' or ''Beaufortoises''.

Geography

Beaufort is located some 50 km north-east of

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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

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. 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

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and the same on the 1790 version.

Administration

List of Successive

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Demography

In 2017 the commune had 548 inhabitants.

Culture and heritage

*The Fountains of Beaufort are classed as a ''Sensitive natural area''.''Discover the Espaces Naturels Sensibles of Isère''
www.isere.fr, p. 26 (consulted on 22 July 2014)

Notable people linked to the commune

Joseph Vacher Joseph Vacher (16 November 1869 – 31 December 1898) was a French serial killer, rapist, and necrophile. He was contemporarily called "" ("the killer of shepherds"), but upon his capture became more commonly known as "The French Ripper"Boucha ...

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