Belvoir is noted for the Belvoir Castle, in French, built by
Jean de Chalon. It has been rebuilt, now dating to the 12th-17th centuries, and the date of 1224 inscribed above the arch of the north tower is the oldest inscription in Arabic numerals in the region. Of the first , a branch of the , Hue (Huon) I (c. 1188-1239) was a
Crusader. The domain later became the property of the Cusance family, of which
Béatrix de Cusance is arguably the most famous member, and the
Rohan family were the last noble owners of the castle. ==Population==