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Sochaux
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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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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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- Geography
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- Economy
- Second World War
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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.
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