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]

Levier
Town center
Town center
Location of Levier
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Levier is located in France
Levier
Levier
Levier is located in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Levier
Levier
Coordinates: 46°57′15″N 6°07′10″E / 46.9542°N 6.1194°E / 46.9542; 6.1194
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
DepartmentDoubs
ArrondissementPontarlier
CantonFrasne
IntercommunalityAltitude 800
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Marc Saulnier[1]
Area
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44.34 km2 (17.12 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,287
 • Density52/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
25334 /25270
Elevation679–901 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.

Geography

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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

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
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

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The economy is based on forestry.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Arrêté préfectoral 16 November 2016 (in French)
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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