Loray | |
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Coordinates: 47°09′14″N 6°29′47″E / 47.1539°N 6.4964°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
Department | Doubs |
Arrondissement | Pontarlier |
Canton | Valdahon |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Claude Roussel [1] |
Area 1 | 14.39 km2 (5.56 sq mi) |
Population (2021)
[2] | 615 |
• Density | 43/km2 (110/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+02:00 ( CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code |
25349 /25390 |
Elevation | 500–971 m (1,640–3,186 ft) (avg. 745 m or 2,444 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Loray (French pronunciation: [lɔʁɛ]) is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. [3]
Loray lies 12 km (7.5 mi) south of Pierrefontaine, near Valdahon and Orchamps-Vennes at approximately 50 km (31 mi) east of Besançon on the road between Morteau and Besançon. Its highest point is the Roche-Barchey at 1000 m.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 356 | — |
1975 | 305 | −2.18% |
1982 | 365 | +2.60% |
1990 | 372 | +0.24% |
1999 | 404 | +0.92% |
2009 | 481 | +1.76% |
2014 | 487 | +0.25% |
2020 | 584 | +3.07% |
Source: INSEE [4] |
Its inhabitants are called Loraitins (or Cabas) in French.
The neighbouring communes are La Sommette, Flangebouche, Orchamps-Vennes, Plaimbois-Vennes, and Vennes.