Audincourt () is a

commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to: Administrative-territorial entities * Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township ** Communes of ...

in the

Doubs Doubs (, ; ; frp, Dubs) is a department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in Eastern France. Named after the river Doubs, it had a population of 543,974 in 2019.department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...

in the

Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Bourgogne-Franche-Comté (; , sometimes abbreviated BFC; Arpitan: ''Borgogne-Franche-Comtât'') is a region in Eastern France created by the 2014 territorial reform of French regions, from a merger of Burgundy and Franche-Comté. The new region ...

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in eastern

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History

Bords du Doubs a Audincourt - Alfred De-Curzon

Audincourt belonged to the

County of Montbéliard The Princely County of Montbéliard (french: Comté princier de Montbéliard; german: Grafschaft Mömpelgard), was a princely county of the Holy Roman Empire seated in the city of Montbéliard in the present-day Franche-Comté region of France. ...

which became part of France in 1793, during the

French Revolutionary Wars The French Revolutionary Wars (french: Guerres de la Révolution française) were a series of sweeping military conflicts lasting from 1792 until 1802 and resulting from the French Revolution. They pitted French First Republic, France against Ki ...

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An iron foundry was established early in the nineteenth century to refine the ore from the rich mines near

Bethoncourt Bethoncourt () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Geography Bethoncourt lies north of Montbéliard, close to the border with the Haute-Saône department and the Territoire de Belfort an ...

Personalities

Alassane N'Diaye Alassane N'Diaye (born 25 February 1990) is a French footballer who plays as a midfielder for Khaitan SC. Career After developing his game at Sochaux in his native France and FC Alle in Switzerland, N'Diaye moved to English Championship side ...

, footballer *

Camel Meriem Camel Meriem ( ar, كامل مريم; born 18 October 1979) is a French former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Sochaux, Bordeaux, Marseille, AS Monaco, Aris, Arles-Avignon, OGC Nice, and Apollon Limassol. He has represe ...

, footballer *

Irène Tharin Irène Tharin (18 July 1938 – 7 August 2016) was a French politician who served as Member of Parliament for Doubs's 4th constituency from 2002 to 2007. She was Mayor of Seloncourt from 1993 to 2001. Personal life Her daughter Annie Genev ...

, politician

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