Glère

Glère
Glère
Location within Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region  Glère
Coordinates: 47°20′40″N 6°59′42″E / 47.3444°N 6.995°E / 47.3444; 6.995Coordinates: 47°20′40″N 6°59′42″E / 47.3444°N 6.995°E / 47.3444; 6.995
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Doubs
Arrondissement	Montbéliard
Canton	Saint-Hippolyte
Intercommunality	Saint-Hippolyte
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Vincent Lachat
Area1	15.93 km2 (6.15 sq mi)
Population (2012)2	216
• Density	14/km2 (35/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	25275 /25190
Elevation	404–903 m (1,325–2,963 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Glère is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Region in eastern France.

Many of the residents work in the agricultural sector, with dairy farming still forming a large part of the local economy. A number of residents also commute to work in factories in nearby Switzerland.

Glère hosts a 17th-century church, a post office, two restaurants, and a bar. The village, with its location on the tranquil Doubs River, is a perennial favorite with fishermen and campers.

In the early 1990s, Roger Macabrey, a recipient of the croix de guerre for his actions during World War II and a former mayor of Glère, served on the general council of Doubs department, where he promoted initiatives to attract more tourists to the region.