Levier
Town center
Town center
Location of Levier
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 (20202026) Marc Saulnier[1]
Area
1
44.34 km2 (17.12 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 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.

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

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.±% 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

The economy is based on forestry.

See also

References

  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". 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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