Belfort - Old Town

The present-day town of Belfort is divided into two parts. The central feature of the old town, on the left bank of the Savoureuse, is the Place de la République, with the large Monument des Trois Sièges by the Colmar sculptor A.-F. Bartholdi (completed in 1904 by his pupils), commemorating the three sieges of 1813-1814, 1815 and 1870-1871. On the north side of the square is the Palais de Justice (1901), on the south side the Prefecture. To the east, in the Place d'Armes, are the parish church of St-Christophe (1725-1750), with a beautiful interior, and the Hôtel de Ville (Town Hall) of 1784.