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Sochaux is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.GeographySochaux lies 3km east of Montbéliard, and 484km southeast of Paris.PopulationInhabitants are known as Sochaliens.EconomySochaux 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.SportThe 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.