Levier
Commune in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
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Levier (French pronunciation: [ləvje] ⓘ; Arpitan: L'Vi) 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]
Levier
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Town center | |
 Location of Levier | |
  Levier  Levier | |
| 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 (2023)[2] | 2,400 |
| • Density | 54/km2 (140/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. | |
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
Population data refer to the commune in its geography as of January 2025.
| 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% |
| 2023 | 2,400 | +1.59% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Economy
The economy is based on forestry.
