Levier

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.[2]

Levier
Town center
Location of Levier
Levier
Levier
Coordinates: 46°57′15″N 6°07′10″E
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
DepartmentDoubs
ArrondissementPontarlier
CantonFrasne
IntercommunalityAltitude 800
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Albert Jeannin
Area
1
44.34 km2 (17.12 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
2,183
  Density49/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

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. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Arrêté préfectoral 16 November 2016 (in French)


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