Levier | |
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Coordinates: 46°57′15″N 6°07′10″E / 46.9542°N 6.1194°ECoordinates: 46°57′15″N 6°07′10″E / 46.9542°N 6.1194°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
Department | Doubs |
Arrondissement | Pontarlier |
Canton | Frasne and Ornans |
Intercommunality | Altitude 800 |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Albert Jeannin |
Area1 | 44.34 km2 (17.12 sq mi) |
Population (2014)2 | 2,143 |
• Density | 48/km2 (130/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
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. 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.
Levier 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.
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.
The economy is based on forestry.