Laire

Laire
Laire

Coordinates: 47°33′05″N 6°44′00″E / 47.5514°N 6.7333°E / 47.5514; 6.7333Coordinates: 47°33′05″N 6°44′00″E / 47.5514°N 6.7333°E / 47.5514; 6.7333
Country France
Region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department Doubs
Arrondissement Montbéliard
Canton Montbéliard-Ouest
Intercommunality Vallée du Rupt
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) André-Marie Depoutot
Area1 3.17 km2 (1.22 sq mi)
Population (2012)2 388
 • Density 120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 25322 / 25550
Elevation 356–462 m (1,168–1,516 ft)

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

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Laire is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.

Geography

The commune is located 10 km (6.2 mi) from Montbéliard.

History

The name of the commune was originally spelled Layr and appears for the first time in 1231 in a charter of Thierry (Theodoric) III, Count of Montbéliard

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962106—    
1968119+12.3%
1975175+47.1%
1982271+54.9%
1990243−10.3%
1999314+29.2%
2008388+23.6%
2012388+0.0%

The inhabitants of Laire are called Niauds.

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References

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