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Audincourt
Commune
The town hall in Audincourt
The town hall in Audincourt
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Audincourt is located in France
Audincourt
Audincourt
Audincourt is located in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Audincourt
Audincourt
Coordinates: 47°29′01″N 6°50′25″E / 47.4836°N 6.8403°E / 47.4836; 6.8403
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
DepartmentDoubs
ArrondissementMontbéliard
CantonAudincourt
IntercommunalityPays de Montbéliard Agglomération
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Martial Bourquin[1] (PS)
Area
1
8.76 km2 (3.38 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2021)[2]
13,944
 • Density1,600/km2 (4,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
25031 /25400
Elevation314–417 m (1,030–1,368 ft)
Websitewww.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

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.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% 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%
YearPop.±% 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

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Audincourt, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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