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Loray
Commune
The church in Loray
Location of Loray
Loray Location within France Loray Location within Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Coordinates: 47°09′14″N 6°29′47″E
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Doubs
Arrondissement	Pontarlier
Canton	Valdahon
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Claude Roussel
Area 1	14.39 km2 (5.56 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	623
• Density	43.3/km2 (112/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	25349 /25390
Elevation	500–971 m (1,640–3,186 ft) (avg. 745 m or 2,444 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Loray (French pronunciation: [lɔʁɛ]) is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.

Geography

Loray lies 12 km (7.5 mi) south of Pierrefontaine, near Valdahon and Orchamps-Vennes at approximately 50 km (31 mi) east of Besançon on the road between Morteau and Besançon. Its highest point is the Roche-Barchey at 1000 m.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	356	—
1975	305	−2.18%
1982	365	+2.60%
1990	372	+0.24%
1999	404	+0.92%
2007	450	+1.36%
2012	489	+1.68%
2017	521	+1.28%
2023	623	+3.02%
Source: INSEE

Its inhabitants are called Loraitins (or Cabas) in French.

Nearby communes

The neighbouring communes are La Sommette, Flangebouche, Orchamps-Vennes, Plaimbois-Vennes, and Vennes.

See also

• Communes of the Doubs department

External links

• The Clochers of Franche-Comté
• Loray on the intercommunal Web site of the department (in French)