Audincourt
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Coordinates: 47°29′01″N 6°50′25″E / 47.4836°N 6.8403°ECoordinates: 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 (PS) |
Area 1 | 8.76 km2 (3.38 sq mi) |
Population (Jan. 2018)[1] | 13,336 |
• Density | 1,500/km2 (3,900/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. |
Audincourt (French pronunciation: [odɛ̃kuʁ]) is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.
History[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Bords_du_Doubs_a_Audincourt_-_Alfred_De-Curzon.jpg/220px-Bords_du_Doubs_a_Audincourt_-_Alfred_De-Curzon.jpg)
Bords du Doubs a Audincourt ("Banks of the Doubs at Audincourt") by Alfred de Curzon
Audincourt belonged to the County of Montbéliard which became part of France in 1793, during the French Revolutionary Wars.
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An iron foundry was established early in the nineteenth century to refine the ore from the rich mines near Bethoncourt.
Personalities[]
- Alassane N'Diaye, footballer
- Camel Meriem, footballer
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
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- Official website (in French)
Categories:
- Communes of Doubs
- County of Montbéliard
- Doubs geography stubs