Sochaux

For the football club, see FC Sochaux-Montbéliard.

Sochaux
Coat of arms
Sochaux
Location within Franche-Comté region Sochaux
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Doubs
Arrondissement	Montbéliard
Canton	Sochaux-Grand-Charmont
Intercommunality	Pays de Montbéliard
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Albert Matocq-Grabot
Area1	2.17 km2 (0.84 sq mi)
Population (2012)2	4,002
• Density	1,800/km2 (4,800/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	25547 / 25600
Elevation	317–398 m (1,040–1,306 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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

Geography

Sochaux lies 3 km (1.9 mi) east of Montbéliard, and 484 km (301 mi) southeast of Paris.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	4,675	—
1968	6,116	+30.8%
1975	6,344	+3.7%
1982	5,254	−17.2%
1990	4,419	−15.9%
1999	4,491	+1.6%
2008	4,212	−6.2%
2012	4,002	−5.0%

Inhabitants are known as Sochaliens.

Economy

Sochaux is the site of a large industrial facility of the French auto manufacturer PSA Peugeot Citroën. As of late 2005, about 16,000 people are employed there. The town also contains the Peugeot automobile museum. Peugeot's badge, the lion rampant, is derived from the town's coat-of-arms.

Sport

The FC Sochaux-Montbéliard football club is located in the town, and currently plays in Ligue 2. On May 13, 2007, FCSM defeated Olympique_de_Marseille to win the Coupe_de_France for the first time since 1937.

See also

• Communes of the Doubs department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Official website (French)
• The Peugeot Museum at Sochaux
• Sochaux on the regional Web site (French)