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Sochaux
	Commune of Sochaux
	Location
Coordinates	47°30′55″N 6°49′55″E / 47.51528°N 6.83194°E
Administration
Country	France
Region	Franche-Comté
Department	Doubs
Arrondissement	Montbéliard
Canton	Sochaux-Grand-Charmont
Intercommunality	Pays de Montbéliard
Mayor	Albert Matocq-Grabot; (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	317–398 m (1,040–1,310 ft)
Land area1	2.17 km2 (0.84 sq mi)
Population2	4,552 (2004)
- Density	2,098 /km2 (5,430 /sq mi)
	Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	25547/ 25600
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
	2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

This article is about the town in France. For the football club, see FC Sochaux-Montbéliard.

Coordinates: 47°30′55″N 6°49′55″E / 47.51528°N 6.83194°E / 47.51528; 6.83194

Sochaux is a commune in the Doubs department in the region of Franche-Comté in eastern France. It is the seat of a canton.

[edit] Geography

Sochaux lies 3 km (1.9 mi) east of Montbéliard.

[edit] Demographics

Change in population
1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2004
4675	6116	6344	5254	4419	4491	4552
From the year 1962 on: population without double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.

Inhabitants are known as Sochaliens.

[edit] 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 is also the site of the Musée de l'Aventure Peugeot automobile museum.

[edit] Sport

The FC Sochaux-Montbéliard football club is located in the town, and currently plays in Ligue 1. On May 13, 2007, FCSM defeated the OM (l'Olympique de Marseille) to win the Coupe de France for the first time since 1937.