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Audincourt (French pronunciation: [odɛ̃kuʁ]) is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.
Audincourt | |
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![]() The town hall in Audincourt | |
Coordinates: 47°29′01″N 6°50′25″E / 47.4836°N 6.8403°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
Department | Doubs |
Arrondissement | Montbéliard |
Canton | Audincourt |
Intercommunality | Pays de Montbéliard Agglomération |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Martial Bourquin[1] (PS) |
Area 1 | 8.76 km2 (3.38 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 13,944 |
• Density | 1,600/km2 (4,100/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 25031 /25400 |
Elevation | 314–417 m (1,030–1,368 ft) |
Website | www |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
History
editAudincourt belonged to the County of Montbéliard which became part of France in 1793, during the French Revolutionary Wars.
Population
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Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4] |
Economy
editAn iron foundry was established early in the nineteenth century to refine the ore from the rich mines near Bethoncourt.
Personalities
edit- Daniel Beretta, retired voice actor
- Alassane N'Diaye, footballer
- Camel Meriem, footballer
- Irène Tharin, politician
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Audincourt, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
editWikimedia Commons has media related to Audincourt.
- Official website (in French)