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Commune in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Audincourt (French pronunciation: [odɛ̃kuʁ]) is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.
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Audincourt | |
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![]() The town hall in Audincourt | |
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 (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 |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Audincourt belonged to the County of Montbéliard which became part of France in 1793, during the French Revolutionary Wars.
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Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4] |
An iron foundry was established early in the nineteenth century to refine the ore from the rich mines near Bethoncourt.
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