Audincourt
Audincourt is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.
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 The town hall in Audincourt | |
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Location of Audincourt 
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| Coordinates: 47°29′01″N 6°50′25″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Doubs |
| Arrondissement | Montbéliard |
| Canton | Audincourt |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Montbéliard Agglomération |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2017-2020) | Marie-Claude Gallard |
| Area 1 | 8.76 km2 (3.38 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 13,387 |
| • Density | 1,500/km2 (4,000/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) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
History
Bords du Doubs a Audincourt ("Banks of the Doubs at Audincourt") by Alfred de Curzon
Audincourt belongs to the County of Montbéliard which became part of France in 1793, during the French Revolutionary Wars. At that time Audincourt was called Adincoürt.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1793 | 660 | — |
| 1800 | 535 | −18.9% |
| 1806 | 734 | +37.2% |
| 1821 | 936 | +27.5% |
| 1831 | 1,265 | +35.1% |
| 1836 | 1,432 | +13.2% |
| 1841 | 1,627 | +13.6% |
| 1846 | 2,024 | +24.4% |
| 1851 | 2,144 | +5.9% |
| 1856 | 2,513 | +17.2% |
| 1861 | 2,864 | +14.0% |
| 1866 | 3,236 | +13.0% |
| 1872 | 3,724 | +15.1% |
| 1876 | 4,258 | +14.3% |
| 1881 | 4,599 | +8.0% |
| 1886 | 4,865 | +5.8% |
| 1891 | 5,228 | +7.5% |
| 1896 | 5,482 | +4.9% |
| 1901 | 7,347 | +34.0% |
| 1906 | 7,633 | +3.9% |
| 1911 | 8,694 | +13.9% |
| 1921 | 8,760 | +0.8% |
| 1926 | 9,648 | +10.1% |
| 1931 | 9,918 | +2.8% |
| 1936 | 9,720 | −2.0% |
| 1946 | 9,040 | −7.0% |
| 1954 | 10,282 | +13.7% |
| 1962 | 12,433 | +20.9% |
| 1968 | 13,488 | +8.5% |
| 1975 | 18,578 | +37.7% |
| 1982 | 17,454 | −6.1% |
| 1990 | 16,361 | −6.3% |
| 1999 | 15,537 | −5.0% |
| 2008 | 14,534 | −6.5% |
| 2012 | 14,787 | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 14,121 | −4.5% |
Economy
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
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See also
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
External links
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- Official website (in French)
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