page_title: Montbéliard
section_title: Economy
hierarchical_section_title: Montbéliard / Economy
context_page_description: Montbéliard is a city in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France, about 13 km from the border with Switzerland. It is one of the two subprefectures of the department.
context_section_description: Montbéliard and the surrounding region constitute an important manufacturing center mainly based upon metallurgy and car industry.
  The main manufacturing plant of the Peugeot automobile company is partly located in Montbéliard and has around 20,000 employees. In the area the automotive industry accounts for 34,000 employees in more than 100 companies. The Peugeot company's museum is located in the adjacent commune of Sochaux.
  Montbéliard is the center of the 'Pays de Montbéliard', a metropolitan area of 132,000 inhabitants.
caption: View of Montbéliard – Mümpelgart, c. 1600.
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