Valentigney

Valentigney (French pronunciation: [valɑ̃ti'ɲɛ]) is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.

Valentigney
Commune
The town hall in Valentigney
Coat of arms
Location of Valentigney
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Coordinates: 47°27′48″N 6°49′59″E
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Doubs
Arrondissement	Montbéliard
Canton	Valentigney
Intercommunality	Pays de Montbéliard Agglomération
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Philippe Gautier[1]
Area 1	9.74 km2 (3.76 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	10,624
• Density	1,090/km2 (2,830/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	25580 /25700
Elevation	317–440 m (1,040–1,444 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Valentigney is best known as the place where Peugeot began operations; several members of the Peugeot family still live in the area.

During the 19th century and into the early 20th century, many Montbeliardaise from Valentigney and neighboring areas immigrated to northwest Ohio, particularly Williams County.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 472 —     1800 189 −12.26% 1806 516 +18.22% 1821 612 +1.14% 1831 808 +2.82% 1836 883 +1.79% 1841 976 +2.02% 1846 1,002 +0.53% 1851 1,016 +0.28% 1856 1,023 +0.14% 1861 1,272 +4.45% 1866 1,331 +0.91% 1872 1,573 +2.82% 1876 2,014 +6.37% 1881 2,223 +1.99% 1886 2,530 +2.62% 1891 2,823 +2.22% 1896 3,493 +4.35%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 4,124 +3.38% 1906 4,367 +1.15% 1911 5,001 +2.75% 1921 5,115 +0.23% 1926 5,579 +1.75% 1931 5,875 +1.04% 1936 5,488 −1.35% 1946 5,256 −0.43% 1954 5,723 +1.07% 1962 11,241 +8.80% 1968 12,895 +2.31% 1975 14,894 +2.08% 1982 14,362 −0.52% 1990 13,133 −1.11% 1999 12,486 −0.56% 2007 11,484 −1.04% 2012 10,513 −1.75% 2017 10,714 +0.38%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

See also

• Communes of the Doubs department