Canton Audincourt Time zone CET (UTC+1) Population 14,595 (2007) | Intercommunality Pays de Montbéliard Area 8.76 km² Local time Wednesday 12:03 PM | |
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Region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Weather 8°C, Wind SW at 31 km/h, 75% Humidity | ||
Audincourt is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.
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Map of Audincourt, France
History
Audincourt belongs to the County of Montbéliard which became part of France in 1793, during the French Revolutionary Wars. At that time Audincourt was called Adincoürt.
Economy
An iron foundry was established early in the nineteenth century to refine the ore from the rich mines near Bethoncourt.
Personalities
References
Audincourt Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA