Audincourt
Commune in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
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Audincourt (French pronunciation: [odɛ̃kuʁ]; Frainc-Comtou: Adïncouét) is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.[3]
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The town hall in Audincourt | |
 Coat of arms | |
 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 (2020–2026) | Martial Bourquin[1] (PS) |
Area 1 | 8.76 km2 (3.38 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 14,071 |
| • Density | 1,610/km2 (4,160/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
Audincourt belonged to the County of Montbéliard which became part of France in 1793, during the French Revolutionary Wars.[4]
Population
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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
