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Bessoncourt
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Country	France
Area	7,8 km²
Population	1 264 hab. (1er january 2018)
Density	162,05 inhab./km²
Postal code	90160
Spindle	UTC 01:00, UTC 02:00
Location
47 ° 38 ′ 47 ″ N 6 ° 55 ′ 59 ″ E
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Bessoncourt is a city of Territory of Belfort.

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Bessoncourt is a pair of km from Belfort, by the first exit of the motorway Mulhouse.

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• 47.648526.9269661 Fort of Bessoncourt (Fort Senarmont) (near the village at an altitude of 371 meters),   33 637991290, e-mail : [email protected] Sundays from the beginning of May to the end of October. full price: € 4, group: € 3, child under 14: free; duration of the visit 2 h 30. – It is part of the Séré de Rivières system and the fortified belt of Belfort. It was heavily armed with 37 pieces of artillery and had a garrison of 664 soldiers. It was constantly upgraded to keep up with the power of enemy artillery. Concrete reinforcement, installation of two turrets of 75 and two turrets for two machine guns. The fort made it through WW1 safely, but during WWII the Germans scrapped the fort almost completely. Today, it is managed by the Fort Senarmont de Bessoncourt association, which maintains, enhances and restores it. Email: <mailto: [email protected]> (last update Feb. 2018)

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