Laire
| Laire | |
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  Laire | |
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Location within Franche-Comté region  Laire | |
| Coordinates: 47°33′05″N 6°44′00″E / 47.5514°N 6.7333°ECoordinates: 47°33′05″N 6°44′00″E / 47.5514°N 6.7333°E | |
| 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) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 25322 / 25550 |
| Elevation | 356–462 m (1,168–1,516 ft) |
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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 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 | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 106 | — |
| 1968 | 119 | +12.3% |
| 1975 | 175 | +47.1% |
| 1982 | 271 | +54.9% |
| 1990 | 243 | −10.3% |
| 1999 | 314 | +29.2% |
| 2008 | 388 | +23.6% |
| 2012 | 388 | +0.0% |
The inhabitants of Laire are called Niauds.
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