Levier (French pronunciation: [ləvje] (listen)) 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]
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Coordinates: 46°57′15″N 6°07′10″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 | 2,236 |
• Density | 50/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 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.
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 1,332 | — |
1968 | 1,395 | +4.7% |
1975 | 1,446 | +3.7% |
1982 | 1,619 | +12.0% |
1990 | 1,785 | +10.3% |
1999 | 1,700 | −4.8% |
2005 | 1,881 | +10.6% |
2012 | 2,021 | +7.4% |
The economy is based on forestry.
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