Audincourt

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Audincourt
Commune
The town hall in Audincourt
Coat of arms
Location of Audincourt
Audincourt Show map of France Audincourt Show map of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Coordinates: 47°29′01″N 6°50′25″E / 47.4836°N 6.8403°E / 47.4836; 6.8403
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.audincourt.fr
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

Audincourt belonged to the County of Montbéliard which became part of France in 1793, during the French Revolutionary Wars.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 660 —     1800 535 −2.96% 1806 734 +5.41% 1821 936 +1.63% 1831 1,265 +3.06% 1836 1,432 +2.51% 1841 1,627 +2.59% 1846 2,024 +4.46% 1851 2,144 +1.16% 1856 2,513 +3.23% 1861 2,864 +2.65% 1866 3,236 +2.47% 1872 3,724 +2.37% 1876 4,258 +3.41% 1881 4,599 +1.55% 1886 4,865 +1.13% 1891 5,228 +1.45% 1896 5,482 +0.95%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 7,347 +6.03% 1906 7,633 +0.77% 1911 8,694 +2.64% 1921 8,760 +0.08% 1926 9,648 +1.95% 1931 9,918 +0.55% 1936 9,720 −0.40% 1946 9,040 −0.72% 1954 10,282 +1.62% 1962 12,433 +2.40% 1968 13,488 +1.37% 1975 18,578 +4.68% 1982 17,454 −0.89% 1990 16,361 −0.81% 1999 15,539 −0.57% 2007 14,595 −0.78% 2012 14,787 +0.26% 2017 13,387 −1.97%
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Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

Economy

An iron foundry was established early in the nineteenth century to refine the ore from the rich mines near Bethoncourt.

Personalities

• Daniel Beretta, retired voice actor
• Alassane N'Diaye, footballer
• Camel Meriem, footballer
• Irène Tharin, politician

See also

• Communes of the Doubs department

References

External links

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• Official website (in French)

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