Levier

Levier
L'Vi (Arpitan)
Town center
Location of Levier
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 (2020–2026) Marc Saulnier[1]
Area
1
44.34 km2 (17.12 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
2,400
 • Density54/km2 (140/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] ; 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]

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.

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%
2023 2,400+1.59%
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 de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ^ Arrêté préfectoral 16 November 2016 (in French)
  4. ^ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE