Glère

Glère
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Glère
Location within Franche-Comté region Glère
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Doubs
Arrondissement	Montbéliard
Canton	Saint-Hippolyte
Intercommunality	Saint-Hippolyte
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Vincent Lachat
Area1	15.93 km2 (6.15 sq mi)
Population (2012)2	216
• Density	14/km2 (35/sq mi)
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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Glère is a commune in the Doubs department in the Franche-Comté Region in eastern France.

Geography

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.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
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%

Sights

Glère hosts a 17th-century church, a post office, two restaurants, and a bar. The village, with its location on the tranquil Doubs River, 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.

See also

• Communes of the Doubs department

References

• INSEE