Levier

Levier
Commune
Town center
Location of Levier
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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 km^2 (17.12 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	2,287
• Density	52/km^2 (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 km^2 (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

Year	Pop.	±% 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

• Communes of the Doubs department

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" (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

External links

• Levier on the intercommunal Web site of the department (in French)