Laire

Laire
Laire
Location within Franche-Comté region Laire
Coordinates:
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)
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
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.

Trivia

• Laire is a fictional live action role playing game ("LAIRE" - Live Action Interactive Role-playing Explorers) within the movie Role Models. France has its own history in medieval history and lore.

See also

• Communes of the Doubs department

References

• INSEE

External links

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