| Beaufort-en-Argonne | |
| Commune Status: | Commune |
| Arrondissement: | Verdun |
| Canton: | Stenay |
| Insee: | 55037 |
| Postal Code: | 55700 |
| Mayor: | Joël Fourreaux[1] |
| Term: | 2021 - 2026 |
| Coordinates: | 49.4728°N 5.1142°W |
| Elevation M: | 190 |
| Elevation Min M: | 175 |
| Elevation Max M: | 245 |
| Area Km2: | 11.09 |
Beaufort-en-Argonne (pronounced as /fr/, literally Beaufort in Argonne) is a commune in the Meuse department in the Grand Est region in northeastern France.
Beaufort was the site of the final shot of World War I: a 95-pound shell fired at 10:59:59 AM[2] on 11 November 1918 from a 155 mm howitzer nicknamed Calamity Jane, belonging to Battery E of the U.S. 11th Field Artillery, which was entrenched east of the town.[3] The target is uncertain, but was probably the railway between Metz and Sedan.[4]
The communities representative for the National Assembly of France is Jean-Louis Dumont.