Sochaux

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Sochaux

Total population

3,795

Elevation326 m

Land area2.17 km²

Coordinates47.51°, 6.83°

Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

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

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Henri Jeannin

German entrepreneur (1872-1973)

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Alain Marconnet

French association football player (1945-1990)

Claude Quittet

footballer

Léopold Aubry

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Pierre Jouffroy

French painter (1912-2000)

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Édouard Ahnne

Émile Bonotaux

French military personnel

Étienne Lasne

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Marcelle Turin-Montagnon

French Esperantist

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Pierre Coysevox

French sculptor and cabinetmaker

Paul Henri Mégnin

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Jean-Michel Jacquet

French lawyer

Cyrielle Chatelain

French politician

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Roger Roux

(1869-1936)

Mark Abdelli

French media personality, designer mode, creator and producer

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Louise Barbier

French philosopher (1815–1900)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

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