Levier (Levier)
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| local community | Levier | |
| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Doubs | |
| Arrondissement | Pontarlier | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 57 ' N , 6 ° 7' E | |
| Post Code | 25270 | |
| Former INSEE code | 25334 | |
| Incorporation | January 1, 2017 | |
Levier is a town and a former commune with last 2,035 inhabitants (2014) in the Doubs department in the region of Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
With effect from January 1, 2017, the formerly independent municipalities of Levier and Labergement-du-Navois were merged to form the Commune nouvelle Levier of the same name , but they were not granted the status of a Commune déléguée in the new municipality . The administrative headquarters are in Levier.
location
Neighboring places are
- Bolandoz , Reugney and Amathay-Vésigneux in the north,
- Septfontaines and Chapelle-d'Huin in the east,
- Boujailles and Villers-sous-Chalamont in the south,
- Villeneuve-d'Amont , Gevresin and Labergement-du-Navois to the west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 | 2013 |
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| Residents | 1,332 | 1,395 | 1,446 | 1,619 | 1,785 | 1,700 | 1.934 | 2,020 |
After the population in the first half of the 20th century had always been in the range of around 1300 people, there has been a significant increase in population since the early 1960s.
history
The village was first mentioned in a document in 1261 under the current name of Levier. The names Livier (1264) and Lyvier (1277) followed. At Granges-Maillot there was a small priory whose monks took care of clearing and reclaiming the plateau in the early 13th century. The area has belonged to the Lords of Chalon since the Middle Ages and formed a rule under their suzerainty.
Numerous residents fell victim to a severe plague epidemic in 1636. In 1639 Levier was devastated by the passing troops of Duke Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar . Together with Franche-Comté , the village came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678. Over the centuries Levier was affected by numerous devastating village fires, in particular in 1718, 1749, 1855 and 1958. The area was changed in 1974 when the previously independent Granges-Maillot was incorporated into Levier.
Attractions
- Château de Maillot
- War memorial
- former rectory
- Saint-Jean-Baptiste church
