Audincourt

Audincourt
Commune
The town hall in Audincourt The town hall in Audincourt
Coat of arms of Audincourt Coat of arms
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Doubs
Arrondissement	Montbéliard
Canton	Audincourt
Intercommunality	Pays de Montbéliard Agglomération
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Martial Bourquin (PS)
Area1	8.76 km2 (3.38 sq mi)
Population (Jan. 2018)2
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 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Audincourt (French pronunciation: ​[odɛ̃kuʁ]) is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.

History

File:Bords du Doubs a Audincourt - Alfred De-Curzon.jpg

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. ±% 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%	Year Pop. ±% 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
• Irène Tharin, politician

See also

• Communes of the Doubs department

External links

• Official website