Levier

Levier L'Vi (Arpitan)
Commune
Town center
Location of Levier
Levier Levier
Coordinates: 46°57′15″N 6°07′10″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)
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
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.

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.

Geography

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

Population data refer to the commune in its geography as of January 2025.

Historical population

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

Economy

The economy is based on forestry.

See also

• Communes of the Doubs department

External links

• Levier on the intercommunal Web site of the department (in French)