Audincourt

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
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 km^2 (3.38 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	14,009
• Density	1,600/km^2 (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 km^2 (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

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%
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

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
3. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Audincourt, EHESS (in French).
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links

• Official website (in French)