Levier
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Levier | |
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Town center | |
Coordinates: 46°57′15″N 6°07′10″E / 46.9542°N 6.1194°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
Department | Doubs |
Arrondissement | Pontarlier |
Canton | Frasne |
Intercommunality | Altitude 800 |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Marc Saulnier[1] |
Area 1 | 44.34 km2 (17.12 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 2,287 |
• Density | 52/km2 (130/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 25334 /25270 |
Elevation | 679–901 m (2,228–2,956 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Levier (French pronunciation: [ləvje] ) is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. On 1 January 2017, the former commune of Labergement-du-Navois was merged into Levier.[3]
Geography
[edit]Levier is located 20 km (12 mi) from Pontarlier, 45 km (28 mi) from Besançon, and 14 km (8.7 mi) from the TGV station at Frasne.
Population
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 1,504 | — |
1975 | 1,543 | +0.37% |
1982 | 1,710 | +1.48% |
1990 | 1,888 | +1.25% |
1999 | 1,785 | −0.62% |
2007 | 2,016 | +1.53% |
2012 | 2,124 | +1.05% |
2017 | 2,183 | +0.55% |
Source: INSEE[4] |
Economy
[edit]The economy is based on forestry.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 16 November 2016 (in French)
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
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