Audincourt

Audincourt
Commune
The town hall in Audincourt
Coat of arms
Location of Audincourt
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
 (2022)[2]
14,009
 • 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

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%
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 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
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