What is Sochaux?
{{Infobox French commune |name = Sochaux |commune status = [[Communes of France|Commune]] |image = Sochaux, Hôtel de ville.jpg |caption = The town hall in Sochaux |image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Sochaux (Doubs).svg |coordinates = {{coord|47.52|6.83|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |INSEE = 25547 |postal code = 25600 |arrondissement = Montbéliard |canton = Bethoncourt |mayor = Albert Matocq-Grabot |term = 2020&ndash;2026 |intercommunality = [[Pays de Montbéliard Agglomération]] |elevation min m = 317 |elevation max m = 398 |area km2 = 2.17 |population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}} |population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}} |population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}} }} '''Sochaux''' is a [[Communes of France|commune]]. It is in [[Bourgogne-Franche-Comté]] in the [[Doubs]] [[Departments of France|department]] in east [[France]], near [[Montbéliard]]. == Economy == Sochaux is the site of a large industrial facility of the French car manufacturer [[PSA Peugeot Citroën]]. As of late 2005, about 16,000 people are employed there. The [[Musée de l'Aventure Peugeot|Peugeot automobile museum]] is located here. == Sport == The [[FC Sochaux-Montbéliard]] football club is in the commune. == References == {{reflist}} == Other websites == {{Commonscat}} * [http://www.sochaux.org Official website] {{in lang|fr}} * [https://www.museepeugeot.com/ The Peugeot Museum at Sochaux] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220405045252/https://www.museepeugeot.com/ |date=2022-04-05 }} {{Doubs communes}} {{authority control}} {{France-geo-stub}} [[Category:Communes in Doubs]]