Belfort is a town and commune of northeastern France, capital of the Territoire de Belfort département in the Franche-Comté région.

FACTS AND FIGURES

• Population: 51,000
• A city of northeast France near the German-Swiss border
• Is also well known for organizing a large-scale music festival in May each year. The Festival International de Musique Universitaire (FIMU) is home to nearly 2500 musicians, most of them students, from many different countries
• It was frequently besieged because of its strategic location near Belfort Gap between the Vosges and the Jura Mountains

SIGHTS AND ATTRACTIONS

• Lion of Belfort, huge statue
• Monument des Trois Sieges
• La Cathédrale Saint-Christophe
• Citadelle fortifiée