Glère
Commune in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Commune in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Glère (French pronunciation: [ɡlɛʁ]) is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Region in eastern France.
Glère | |
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Coordinates: 47°20′40″N 6°59′42″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
Department | Doubs |
Arrondissement | Montbéliard |
Canton | Maîche |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Raphaël Pequignot[1] |
Area 1 | 15.93 km2 (6.15 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 185 |
• Density | 12/km2 (30/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 25275 /25190 |
Elevation | 404–903 m (1,325–2,963 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Many of the residents work in the agricultural sector, with dairy farming still forming a large part of the local economy. A number of residents also commute to work in factories in nearby Switzerland.
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 204 | — |
1968 | 216 | +5.9% |
1975 | 198 | −8.3% |
1982 | 181 | −8.6% |
1990 | 187 | +3.3% |
1999 | 208 | +11.2% |
2008 | 212 | +1.9% |
2012 | 216 | +1.9% |
Glère hosts a 17th-century church, a post office, two restaurants, and a bar. The village, with its location on the tranquil river Doubs, is a perennial favorite with fishermen and campers.
In the early 1990s, Roger Macabrey, a recipient of the croix de guerre for his actions during World War II and a former mayor of Glère, served on the general council of Doubs department, where he promoted initiatives to attract more tourists to the region.
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