Levier

Levier
Commune
Town center
Levier
Location within Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region
Levier
Coordinates: 46°57′15″N 6°07′10″E / 46.9542°N 6.1194°E / 46.9542; 6.1194Coordinates: 46°57′15″N 6°07′10″E / 46.9542°N 6.1194°E / 46.9542; 6.1194
Country France
Region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department Doubs
Arrondissement Pontarlier
Canton Frasne and Ornans
Intercommunality Altitude 800
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Albert Jeannin
Area1 44.34 km2 (17.12 sq mi)
Population (2014)2 2,143
 • Density 48/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (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.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Levier 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.[1]

Geography

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

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19621,332—    
19681,395+4.7%
19751,446+3.7%
19821,619+12.0%
19901,785+10.3%
19991,700−4.8%
20051,881+10.6%
20122,021+7.4%

Economy

The economy is based on forestry.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Arrêté préfectoral 16 November 2016 (in French)
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