Editing Belfort (section)

== Introduction to Belfort == 
'''Belfort''' is a city in [[France]], in [[Franche-Comté]].<br>
Between [[Mulhouse]] and [[Besançon]], Belfort is not very far from [[Germany]] and [[Switzerland]]
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There are 50 000 inhabitants in Belfort, 100 000 in the urban area<br>
As for couchsurfers, you can find:<br>
44 people in Belfort (21 with "Yes and Definitly")<br>
86 pepole in Belfort +20km (43 with "Yes and Definitly")<br>
''(6/8/2008)''

===Getting to Belfort===
'''by car:'''
* from Mulhouse: A36 (35mn) toll: 2.60€ (or take D83)
* from Besançon: A36 (1h) toll: 6.60€
* from Paris: A5 then N19 (5h) toll: 15.10€ 
'''by train:'''
*from Mulhouse: 40mn
* from Paris: 4h direct with the Corail or via Besançon in TGV
* from Besançon: 1h
* from Strasbourg: 2h 
'''by plane:'''
* EuroAirport in Basel, 1h by train or voiture afterwards. Be careful: there are an exit for the E.U. and an other one for the Switzerland 
'''by feet:'''
*the way to Santiago de Compostela: from Colmar, then Besançon and Cluny 
'''by boat:'''
*Rhin-Rhône canal to Montbéliard 

===Transport===
'''by bike'''
Belfort is quite a small city, so the bike is a good way to move in the city. But you must be careful of the cars, who are not very watchful people on bike.
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'''en bus'''
There is a bus network called [http://www.optymo.fr/ OPTIMO]. The tickets are not sold inside the bus but you can buy them in tobacconist's. For 10€ you can have a 10 tickets or you can by a 24hours ticket 3€.
*[http://www.optymo.fr/upload/media/Carto%202008/opymo_urbainV3_121208.pdf urban map]
*[http://www.optymo.fr/upload/media/Carto%202008/121207_BAT_optymo_suburbain_fond_rouge.pdf suburban map]

[[Image:Lion_belfort.JPG|thumb|250px|right|Le Lion]]
===What to see, to do===
* the Lion, sculpted by Bartholdi in 1872. it is the symbole of the bravoure of the citizen who have resisted the siege of 1870-1871 
* the citadel and the city walls
* the old town
* Malsaucy, the leisure and nautical center
* Le Ballon d'Alsace, hiking, skiing

* Les Eurockéennes, 3 days of music on the peninsula of Malsaucy. http://www.eurockeennes.fr/
* the FIMU (International Festival of University Music). Many free concert appear in the city. It's genarally during the weekend of the Pentecost from saturday to the Whit Monday. http://www.fimu.com/
* the flea market, every first Sunday of the month from March to December.

More informations about the places to visit in Belfort on the [[wikivoyage:Belfort]] !