Sochaux is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.
Geography
Sochaux lies 3 km east of Montbéliard, and 484 km southeast of Paris.
Population
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.
Second World War
After the fall of France, the Peugeot factory was converted to produce tanks for Germany, and later, parts for the