However, a British S.O.E. Sochaux is the site of a large industrial facility of the French auto manufacturer PSA Peugeot Citroën. After the fall of France, the Peugeot factory was converted to produce tanks for Germany, and later, parts for the V1 doodlebugs.[2]. The town also contains the Peugeot automobile museum. The closest hotels to the Stade Bonal are either Kyriad Montbeliard Sochaux or Sarl Alierre Hotel Kyriad both of which are cheap and less than 2 minutes walk from the ground. The A36 motorway serves travellers from both the North and South, and once you are on this road all you have to do is take either the “Sochaux” or “Montbéliard” exit and then follow signs for the centre ville. When this news reached London, the R.A.F. If you wish to stay in the small city centre of Montbeliard then try the Hotel de la Balance, which certainly won’t break the bank, or if you want something in Sochaux try the run of the mill Campanile. They have also won the Coupe de France on two occasions, their most recent triumph coming in 2007. Tickets to see Sochaux-Montbéliard in action can be either be purchased online or in person at Planet FCSM within the normal opening hours listed above.

With the increasing value being attributed to young players, this report provides insight into the hottest prospects on the market. Sochaux is the site of a large industrial facility of the French auto manufacturer PSA Peugeot Citroën. He installed Louis Maillard-Salin as the club's first president, and made Maurice Bailly the club's first manager. On 15/16 July 1943, the R.A.F. The latest commerical details, groundbreaking interviews and industry analysis, free, straight to your inbox. Follow us on twitter to receive our latest market insight, industry interviews and news about our upcoming events. French soccer side FC Sochaux-Montbéliard has confirmed that its majority shareholder Peugeot is in discussions to sell the club to Chinese firm Ledus. [3] 125 residents were killed and 260 were seriously injured. Bailly was also a member of the team. Founded in 1928 by Jean-Pierre Peugeot, its stadium built on the grounds of the Peugeot Car factory in Sochaux-Montbéliard in Franche Comté. As of now the Euroairport is not served by rail (in project though), but you may catch a shuttle bus to Saint-Louis or Basel from where you can take connecting trains (fast or slow depending on your budget and time constraints) to Montbéliard station or Belfort-Montbéliard TGV station.

The Company offers passenger cars and spare parts, as well as painting, assembling, and logistics services. Sochaux (French pronunciation: ​[sɔʃo]) is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. The ground has a capacity of approximately 20,000 and has undergone quite a few renovations since its original construction in 1931.eval(ez_write_tag([[336,280],'footballtripper_com-box-3','ezslot_0',113,'0','0'])); Stade Auguste Bonal has been the home of FC Sochaux-Montbéliard since 1931, and the stadium is older than quite a few clubs in France, such as Paris Saint-Germain who only founded in 1970. The ground has a capacity of approximately 20,000 and has undergone quite a few renovations since its original construction in 1931. According to a brief statement on the Ligue 2 outfit’s website, Ledus plans to acquire 100 per cent of the shares held by Peugeot, the French car company which founded the club in 1928.
French media reports indicate that Ledus, the LED lighting subsidiary of Tech Pro Technology Development, will pay somewhere in the region of €7 million (US$7.87 million) for the club. A German called out, "You have dropped something", and the saboteur quickly picked it up. Before the creation of this ground, the club played at the René Blum Stade for three years between 1928 and 1931 but almost immediately outgrow the facilities as France became a nation swept up in Football fever, with the sport growing tremendously in popularity. Peugeot's badge, the lion rampant, is derived from the town's coat-of-arms. FC Sochaux-Montbéliard run an official boutique “Planète FCSM” at Stade Auguste Bonal as well as an online store of the same name. FC Sochaux-Montbéliard, one of France’s old soccer teams, have been crowned domestic champions twice, in 1935 and 1938. Saturdays 10am to 12pm and 2pm-5.30pm. As Sochaux were founded by Jean-Pierre Peugeot, a prominent member of the Peugeot auto-mobile family, the owner used his connections to secure the football club a patch of land near to the factory, and it was from this location that the stadium received it’s original name of Stade de la Forge. Sochaux played its first match on 2 September 1928 against the reserve team of local club AS Montbéli… Peugeot announced its intention to sell FC Sochaux-Montbéliard, who are currently sixth in France’s second tier having been relegated from Ligue 1 in 2014, last May.