Laire

French commune
nomcommune=Laire


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x=218
y=111
lat_long=coord|47|33|05|N|6|44|00|E|region:FR_type:city
insee=25322
cp=25550
région=Franche-Comté
département=Doubs
arrondissement=Montbéliard
canton=Montbéliard-Ouest
maire=André-Marie Depoutot
mandat=
intercomm=Vallée du Rupt
alt mini=356
alt maxi=462 m
km²=3.17
sans=319
date-sans=1999
dens=99|

Laire is a commune in the Doubs department in the region of Franche-Comté in eastern France.

Geography

The commune is located 10 km 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

Demographics

Démographie
1962= 106
1968= 119
1975= 175
1982= 271
1990= 243
1999= 314
2008= 319
sansdoublescomptes= 1962|source=INSEE [ [http://www.recensement.insee.fr/RP99/rp99/co_navigation.co_page?nivgeo=C&codgeo=25322&theme=ALL&typeprod=ALL&lang=FR&quelcas=LISTE Laire sur le site de l'Insee] ]

The inhabitants of Laire are called "Niauds".

ee also

*Communes of the Doubs department

References

* [http://www.insee.fr/en/home/home_page.asp INSEE] en icon
* [http://www.ign.fr/rubrique.asp?rbr_id=1&lng_id=EN IGN] en icon
* [http://www.routedescommunes.com/departement-25-commune-296.html Laire on the intercommunal Web site of the department] fr icon