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Sochaux () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.

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Sochaux is a commune in France, situated within the Doubs department and the arrondissement of Montbéliard. It serves as the capital of the canton of Sochaux-Grand-Charmont and is located in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. The town shares borders with Grand-Charmont, Vieux-Charmont, Exincourt, and Montbéliard. Its earliest written record dates to 1189.

The commune has an area of 2.17 square kilometers and an elevation of 398 meters above sea level. Its population is 6,344, comprising 2,070 males and 1,879 females. Sochaux uses the postal code 25600 and operates in the Europe/Paris time zone.

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Place details

Locality
Sochaux
Region
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Country
France
Population
4,500
Timezone
Europe/Paris

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46US AQIGood
PM2.5
11.5 µg/m³
PM10
14.3 µg/m³
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Key facts

French commune.intercommunality
Pays de Montbéliard Agglomération
French commune.elevation min m
317
French commune.elevation max m
398
French commune.area km2
2.17
French commune.name
Sochaux
French commune.commune status
Commune
French commune.image
Sochaux, Hôtel de ville.jpg
French commune.caption
The town hall in Sochaux
French commune.image coat of arms
Blason ville fr Sochaux (Doubs).svg
French commune.INSEE
25547
French commune.postal code
25600
French commune.arrondissement
Montbéliard
French commune.canton
Bethoncourt
French commune.mayor
Albert Matocq-Grabot
French commune.term
2020–2026

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  • Economy
  • Second World War
  • Sport
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Sochaux () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.

==Geography== Sochaux lies east of Montbéliard, and southeast of Paris.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sochaux” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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