Laire

Laire
Commune
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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	Bavans
Intercommunality	CC pays d'Héricourt
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	André-Marie Depoutot[1]
Area 1	3.17 km2 (1.22 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[2]	403
• Density	130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
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.

Laire (French pronunciation: ​[lɛʁ]) 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[]

The inhabitants of Laire are called Niauds.

Trivia[]

• Laire is a live action role playing game ("LAIRE" - Live Action Interactive Role-playing Explorers) located in Sparta, New Jersey, USA. The name is featured in the movie Role Models. France has its own history in medieval history and lore.

See also[]

• Communes of the Doubs department

References[]

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Laire (Doubs).

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

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