Levier
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![]() Location of Levier | |
| Coordinates: 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 |
| Intercommunality | Altitude 800 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Marc Saulnier |
Area 1 | 44.34 km2 (17.12 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 901 m (2,956 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 679 m (2,228 ft) |
| Population (2023) | 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 |
| 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.
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 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 | ||
The economy is based on forestry.